Man charged in historic sexual assault on Isle Madame

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Jul 19, 2018 06:44:47 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Arichat RCMP have charged a River Bourgeois man with a historical sexual assault and investigators believe there may be more victims.

Adolphe Kehoe, 84, is scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on Aug. 14.

The alleged assaults occurred in the 1970s in difference locations on Isle Madame. 

Anyone who feels they are a victim is encouraged to contact Arichat RCMP at 902-226-2533.

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