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Richmond Co. sexual assault case adjourned

A man from Richmond Co. accused of sexual assault is expected back in court in December.

Joseph Velma Samson, 69, of Arichat faces a single count of sexual assault in relation to an August incident.

Samson, whose case opened in court in October, was scheduled for election-and-plea in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court Tuesday; instead, the hearing was adjourned until Dec. 8.

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