Two people are facing multiple charges after an alleged sexual assault in Amherstburg.
Officers from Windsor police's Amherstburg detachment were called to an apartment building on Victoria Street South near Simcoe on July 20. Police learned that a woman was sexually assaulted by a man in an apartment, and not allowed to leave.
A female suspect was also present and failed to intervene or help the victim, police said.
Later, investigators said that the victim was approached by the pair, threatening to hurt her further if she did not recant her statement to police.
Further investigation lead to the arrest of the female suspect on Friday, August 9. Officers from the OPP-led Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad arrested the male suspect on Thursday.
Michael Peltier, 33, has been charged with sexual assault by choking, forcible confinement, obstructing justice, and two counts of uttering threats to cause bodily harm.
Emma Hanson, 26, has been charged with sexual assault as a party to the offence and obstructing justice.
The charges have not been proven in court.
