© Craig Paisley/CBC NewsPolice received a tip about the alleged confinement of a boy at this house Monday night.
Canada, Nova Scotia - A manhunt is underway in rural Nova Scotia for two men charged by RCMP with unlawful confinement involving a 16-year-old boy.
David James Leblanc, 47, and Wayne Alan Cunningham, 31, are facing forcible confinement and sexual assault charges.
"The nature of the charges speaks for themselves. They are serious charges, indeed," said RCMP Sgt. Alain LeBlanc.
Investigators said they believe the accused men could be in Lunenburg County southwest of Halifax or in Halifax County .
Alice Arnold, 79, said she heard panicked knocking at her back door Monday night.
"I went to the door," she said."I didn't open the storm door. There was a young man, probably about 14, I'd say, standing there saying, 'I want to come in, I want to come in. I've got to come in.' His appearance was unusual; he had chains on his wrists and chains on his feet."
She said the chains were double-wrapped around his wrists and ankles.
Arnold then called 911, but didn't let the teen into her home.