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Man charged after sexual assault complaint

Jan 22, 2018 | 12:44 PM

Grande Prairie RCMP is releasing very little details, but have laid charges against a Nova Scotia man after an alleged sexual assault.

Thirty-nine-year-old Joshua Higgins has been charged with Sexual Assault and Aggravated Sexual Assault, according to RCMP in a media release. 

Police say they received a complaint against Higgins on January 21, 2018.

Higgins remains in custody and is due in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on Wednesday.