14-year-old boy charged after senior, 80, allegedly sexually assaulted on trail

KINGSTON, N.S. — A 14-year-old boy has been charged with sexually assaulting an 80-year-old woman while she was walking on a public trail in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. 

The woman was hiking alone in East Kingston at about 2 p.m. Thursday when she was approached by a youth who was masturbating, RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke said Friday.

“He pushed her down and sexually assaulted her,” she said. “She was able to struggle and get away and get help.”

Police say the attacker tried to force her to perform oral sex on him, and attempted to remove her pants, but she managed to flee.