Halifax Regional Police were called to Dartmouth General Hospital at around 9 p.m. Monday

A Dartmouth man is facing several charges after a sexual assault.

Halifax Regional Police were called to Dartmouth General Hospital at around 9 p.m. Monday.

"A man had approached and then sexually assaulted two female youths on the hospital grounds," they said in a news release.

A suspect was soon arrested in the area.

Kevin Charles Ellis, 45, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, two counts of breach of recognizance and four counts of breach of probation.