Child sex assault arrest

Photo: RCMP

Supt. Trent Rolfe making the announcement last month that 23-year-old Donovan Adamshad been charged with the sexual assault of a nine year old girl. Charges against him have since been stayed.

Police have arrested a 28-year-old Chilliwack man in relation to a sexual assault that took place in Surrey. This coming after another man had been arrested in the days following the incident, which occurred on Aug. 28.

Cory Schaumleffel was arrested Monday and charged with Kidnapping, Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference, Indecent Act, and Break and Enter with Intent.

Meanwhile a stay of proceedings was given to 23-year-old Donovan Adams, the man initially charged in the crime, after police say he directly implicated himself in the sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl.

“In the weeks following this arrest and charges, the Surrey RCMP conducted an independent analysis of the accused’s statement, which is standard practice, but was particularly important given Mr. Adams’ vulnerability. Investigators also continued to uncover further forensic evidence,” read a statement by Superintendent Trent Rolfe, Surrey RCMP Investigative Services Officer.

“Despite Mr. Adams' comments implicating himself, the physical evidence did not confirm this and actually led investigation in another direction. As more evidence was unearthed, it became apparent that Mr. Adams had confessed to a crime he did not commit.

“As a result of our analysis and in combination with the new physical evidence, the Surrey RCMP could no longer maintain the belief that Mr. Adams was responsible for this offense and on October 10, 2014, requested Crown Counsel enter a Stay of Proceedings. Crown Counsel have been consulted throughout this process and concurred with the request and Mr. Adams was subsequently released.”

It was during the late evening hours of Aug. 27 that the girl’s mother contacted police to say her child had been abducted from her bedroom, sexually assaulted, and left in a nearby yard.

At the scene police were told the girl had been lured out an open bedroom window by an unknown male and taken to a park. She was then led to a nearby yard and allegedly told by the suspect to remain there until he left.

The RCMP have pointed out that once forensic evidence indicated Schaumleffel might be involved in this incident, they began to actively investigate him.

He was arrested Sept. 13 on an unrelated manner and was either held in custody or under house arrest until he was he was re-arrested for this crime.