Accused rapist Joey Yaremko charged with attempted sexual assault, confinement while in custody

A man accused of forcing his way into a 21-year-old Saskatoon woman's apartment on June 3 and sexually assaulting her over a 12-hour period is facing new allegations of an assault he's alleged to have committed in custody.

Joey Yaremko appeared in provincial court Friday.

The 37-year-old is now charged with assault, unlawful confinement and attempted sexual assault in connection with an incident alleged to have happened on Aug. 15.

A court-ordered publication ban prevents detailing the allegations, but what is known is that the newest assaults are alleged to have happened while he was in custody in Saskatoon.

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Yaremko fired his Legal Aid lawyer mid-appearance Friday. 

He returns to court Sept. 5.

Yaremko has a history with police in Saskatchewan. In 2014, he was involved in a stand-off with Saskatoon police in the 2100 block of Seventh Street E. after he escaped from a psychiatric prison facility near North Battleford.