A man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in a Vancouver park washroom pleaded not guilty to all charges in Vancouver Provincial Court July 24.
Hartley Ronald Duckhorn, 35, is charged with assault by choking, unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, robbery and uttering a threat to cause death or bodily harm.
The Vancouver Police Department said officers responded shortly before 11 a.m. May 19 after a witness saw a suspicious man entering the women’s changing room near Stanley Park's Second Beach pool.
“When VPD officers arrived, they found a woman in her 40s who had been robbed and violently assaulted,” police said.
A suspect was located nearby and arrested.
Duckhorn, clad in red prison sweats, appeared via video before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Steven Merrick Thursday.
Duckhorn is represented by lawyer Tony Lagemaat, who told the court earlier his client has consented to remain in custody to continue working on a bail plan.
Lagemaat said Duckhorn has chosen trial by provincial court judge.
The case now moves to setting a date for a pre-trial conference.
The next appearance is Aug. 7.
