A man has been charged with a sexual assault at a hotel in the city’s southwest.

Calgary police were called to the Best Value Inn Chinook Station in the early morning of October 12, after reports a guest had been assaulted in her room.

Investigators believe the woman invited the man in, believing he was an online acquaintance.

The suspect is an employee of the hotel, and police allege he obtained the woman’s number through guest registration and began texting her.

The victim believed him to be someone she knew on social media.

Jatinder Pal Singh Brar, 27, is charged with one count of sexual assault and is scheduled to appear in court April 24.