The Peel police Special Victims Unit has arrested and charged a 19-year-old Brampton man following the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in her Brampton home early Saturday morning Jan. 19.

In a release Sunday, police alleged the accused entered the victim’s residence near Williams Parkway and Creditview Road at approximately 4 a.m.

“The suspect entered the residence where he sexually assaulted the victim. Police were contacted and the suspect was arrested,” read the release.

Peel Cst. Iryna Yashnyk told The Brampton Guardian the victim’s parents were home at the time of the assault and the suspect was arrested at the scene after police were called. She said police do not believe the accused and victim knew eachother.