An East Hants, N.S., man has been charged with five offences — including kidnapping — after a child was grabbed in Admiral Rock on Monday afternoon.
An abduction was reported to the police at 3:20 p.m. AT on Mosher Road, according to an RCMP news release.
The RCMP said two children were riding their bicycles when a man standing at the end of a driveway flagged them down.
The man, who police said did not know the children, allegedly grabbed one of the kids by the arm, entered a nearby home with the child, exposed himself and uttered threats.
The child screamed and ran out of the home to get help.
The two children were not physically injured, police said. Their ages were not released.
A 34-year-old man from Admiral Rock has been charged with kidnapping, invitation to s**ual touching, assault, uttering threats and indecent act (exposure).
Admiral Rock is a small community about 40 kilometres southwest of Truro.
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