Windsor police warn to keep doors locked after a Walkerville woman was attacked in her bed
Police say just after 2 a.m. Friday morning, officers responded to a report of a sexual assault at a home on Chilver Road.
A man had entered a home through an unlocked door, they say, and "inappropriately touched a female occupant who was asleep in bed."
Police say officers arrived to find a man still in the victim's bedroom. The woman wasn't physically injured.
Investigators say the victim and suspect didn't know each other.
A 57-year-old Ottawa man is charged with sexual assault and being unlawfully in a dwelling.
Police urge everyone to keep doors and windows locked at all times, especially overnight.
Anyone with information is asked to call the major crimes unit or Crime Stoppers.
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