A man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in a Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»park washroom remains in custody as work on a bail plan moves forward.
Hartley Ronald Duckhorn, 35, is charged with assault by choking, unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, robbery and uttering a threat to cause death or bodily harm.
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Police Department said officers responded shortly before 11 a.m. on May 19 after a witness saw a suspicious man entering the women’s changing room near the Second Beach pool in Stanley Park.
“When VPD officers arrived, they found a woman in her 40s who had been robbed and violently assaulted,” police said.
A suspect was located nearby and arrested.
Duckhorn, clad in red prison sweats, appeared via video before Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»Provincial Court Judge Susan Sangha June 12.
Duckhorn is represented by lawyer Tony Lagemaat, who told the court his client has consented to remain in custody to continue working on a bail plan.
The next appearance is June 24.