Teen charged with sexual assault, forcible confinement in nightclub attack

A 16-year-old boy who was arrested in connection with an attack on a young female in a Vancouver nightclub bathroom Sunday night has now been charged withaggravated sexual assault and forcible confinement.

"There's not a lot I can tell you, obviously. We have a youth suspect and we're dealing with a sexual assault so we're not providing a lot of information," said Const. BrianMontague of the Vancouver Police Department.

"There's lots of witnesses.There's lots of video," he said."It's not something we see a lot of in Vancouver.We do have, unfortunately, a large number of sexual assaults. They don't often get to this level of violence."

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Montague says the suspect remains in custody.

Police were called to the Encore Dance Club on Granville Street just after 11:00 p.m. PT. Sunday night. The club was hosting a private party at the time of the incident.

The underage victim was transported to hospitalin stable condition. Police called the attack targeted.