East Hants man facing kidnapping, sexual offence charges after incident involving child

CITYnews halifax / By Mark Hodgins

The RCMP in East Hants has laid charges against a man accused of sexual offences against a child.

The Mounties say on June 2, police were called to reports of an abduction on Mosher Road in Admiral Rock.

“Officers learned that two children were riding their bicycles when a man standing at the end of a driveway flagged them down,” police wrote in a news release. “The man, whom the children did not know, grabbed one of them by the arm, entered the nearby residence with the child, exposed himself, and uttered threats.”

Police say the child scream and ran away to get help. Neither of the children were physically injured.

Officers went to the house where the incident happened and arrested 34-year-old Gregory McDonald.

McDonald is facing charges of kidnapping, invitation to sexual touching, indecent exposure, assault and uttering threats.

The RCMP says the investigation into the incident is ongoing.