Early Sunday morning, West Division members of the Edmonton Police Service responded to a report of a sexual assault in the area of 149 Street and 93 Avenue.
On scene, police were informed that an 18-year-old female had awoken to find a partially clothed male in her bedroom. The male was not known to the woman. The young woman was able to successfully fight off her attacker.
Kevin Johnathan Machado, 22 is charged with possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose, utter threats, break and enter and commit sexual assault with a weapon.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.