UPDATE: On Nov. 13 2019, Ali was convicted of sexual assault and assault. The charge of sexual interference was withdrawn. He was sentenced to 12 months probation.

A man identified by Yellowknife RCMP as a taxi driver has been charged with sexual interference and sexual assault.

Abdullahi Ali, 46, was arrested and charged after RCMP received a complaint Wednesday morning that a taxi driver had assaulted a 16-year-old boy, police said in a news release Friday.

Ali will appear in court June 4.