Cops make arrest and lay charges after alleged sexual assault of a minor in Windsor, Ont.

The headquarters of the Windsor Police Service in a February 2024 file photo.  (Jason Viau/CBC - image credit)
The headquarters of the Windsor Police Service in a February 2024 file photo. (Jason Viau/CBC - image credit)

Windsor police say an arrest has been made — and charges laid — in connection to the alleged sexual assault of a minor.

The accused is a 27-year-old man, while the victim is a girl under the age of 16.

Authorities say investigators discovered the victim had been befriended by the man at a Wyandotte Street East business, near Marentette Avenue.

"The suspect then drove the victim to a nearby residence, where she was allegedly sexually assaulted," police said in a statement.

Charges of sexual assault and sexual interference have been laid.