Accused in confinement case returns to Nova Scotia
Posted Oct 5, 2012 03:38:14 PM.
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One of the men accused in the confinement and sex assault case in Upper Chelsea, Lunenburg County, is scheduled to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on Tuesday.
David LeBlanc, 47, was being transported back to Nova Scotia Friday night after being picked up by police in northern Ontario on Sunday.
LeBlanc faces charges of forcible confinement and sexual assault after a 16-year-old boy told police he was sexually assaulted and held captive at a cabin in Upper Chelsea for up to two weeks.
The alleged victim escaped on Sept. 24. A nearby resident Tells News 95.7 the boy showed up at his home later that night with chains around his hands and feet.
RCMP Sgt. Al LeBlanc says the accused will be taken to the Bridgewater police detachment where he will be held until Tuesday’s court appearance.
Police are not ruling out additional charges.
“When this alleged incident occurred, (LeBlanc) was on conditions,” he says. “So there may be an additional charge of breach of conditions.”
LeBlanc’s co-accused in the case, Wayne Alan Cunningham, was found dead in northern Ontario.
