A Woodstock man is accused of choking and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in a city park.
The woman was approached by a man she did not know in the area of Dundas and Kent streets around 9 p.m. on Saturday. The two then went to Roth Park where the man made unwanted sexual advances. The man then choked and sexually assaulted the woman, Woodstock police said.
The incident was reported to police who arrested a suspect in the area of Windermere Crescent just before 11 p.m.
A 25-year-old Woodstock man is charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of criminal harassment, and one count each of sexual assault causing bodily harm and mischief under $5,000. He remains in police custody.
