A man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in a Vancouver park washroom remains in custody as his lawyer awaits case disclosure from the Crown.
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 Vancouver Police Department said officers responded shortly before 11 a.m. 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 and sporting a short mohawk haircut, appeared via video before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Satinder Sidhu May 23 for a bail hearing.
Duckhorn, who had his head down for much of the appearance, was represented by lawyer Tony Lagemaat.
Duckhorn consented to remain in custody pending his next appearance June 4.
