Police charge man for sexual offences against a child

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Police have charged a man in relation to historical sexual offences against a child.

On March 11, police received a report of a historical sexual assault.  Investigators in the Sexual Assault Investigation Team of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division found that a man had sexually assaulted a child under 10 who was known to him between 2019 and 2020,

On March 28, investigators arrested a man and conducted a search of a residence in Halifax where electronic devices were seized.

William James Martin, 65, of Halifax will appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date to face the following charges:

  • Sexual interference
  • Sexual assault
  • Invitation to sexual touching
  • Providing sexually explicit material to a child

We are not providing any further details in relation to this incident to protect the identity of the victim.

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