A Regina man is facing charges after a thirteen year-old girl was sexually assaulted last evening – Monday, April 11 , 2022.
Officers were called to the 1900 block of Robinson Street for a report of an assault that had happened moments prior. The female victim was in an alley with two other children playing basketball when they were approached by the male. The victim reported the male had inappropriately touched her and then attempted to pull her towards him but she was able to leave the area with the other children and return home safely .
Officers quickly located the male walking nearby and arrested him without incident.
As a result, sixty-eight year-old Leonard Mervin JOHNSON is charged with
- Sexual Assault of a Minor [271 CC];
- Sexual Interference [151 CC]; and
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order [733.1(1)CC].
JOHNSON made his first appearance on these charges in Regina Provincial Court this afternoon, April 12, 2022 at 2:30 p.m.