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Dartmouth man charged with sexual offences against youth victim: RCMP
An RCMP vehicle can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)
A 30-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., man had been charged with sexual offences allegedly committed against a youth victim that was known to him.
The RCMP executed a warrant to enter a residence near the 9500 block of Highway 7 Thursday evening in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation.
'Inside the home, officers located and safely arrested a 30-year-old Dartmouth man involved in a sexual assault, and two other men for unrelated matters. At the scene, a stolen motorcycle was also recovered,' reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.
Codie Kenneth Bruce Horne has been charged with:
uttering threats
sexual assault
sexual interference
invitation to sexual touching
two counts of failure to comply with a release order
intimidation of a justice system participant
Horne was held in custody and was scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court Friday.
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