Defendant accused of choking sex assault
Riley Richards, 20, of Oromocto, seeks adjournment to retain counsel, obtain disclosure
An Oromocto man will return to court later this month to elect mode of trial and enter a plea to a serious allegation of sexual assault involving choking a woman.
Riley Richards, 20, of Drummond Drive, made his initial appearance in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday to answer to a charge that in committing a sexual assault on a woman, he choked her.
The charge alleges an incident in Oromocto on Nov. 17.
Crown prosecutor Monkia Berenyi sought a publication ban on information that would tend to identify the complainant, and Judge Scott Brittain issued that order.