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Calgary police have charged a 34-year-old man in connection with an alleged sexual assault dating back to January 2023.
Police said the suspect met a woman at the Cowboys Ballroom on January 14, 2023.
According to the Calgary Police Service, the man and woman took a taxi to a nearby hotel where they claim the man rented a room where the woman was sexually assaulted.
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Police said the woman left the hotel and reported the incident to police.
Ali Ayyaz Chatha faces one charge of sexual assault and is scheduled to appear in court on May 28. Police said Chatha works as a doctor in Calgary.
“These types of crimes can be extremely personal and sensitive, and I want to thank the victim for coming forward to the police and reporting this incident to us,” said Staff Sgt. Tom Hanson of the Calgary Police Service Sexual Assault Investigation Unit.
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