Edmonton police are looking for a man who they believe sexually assaulted a young girl on board a city bus on New Year's Day.
Police report around 10 a.m., they received a call from Edmonton Transit Services reporting the alleged sexual assault. Officials told police shortly after a 12-year-old girl boarded an ETS bus near 59 Street and 118 Avenue, she was approached by a male passenger who allegedly started up a conversation and then proceeded to touch her inappropriately several times.
Investigators learned the suspect first got on the same bus shortly after 9 a.m. at 86 Street and 61 Avenue.
Transit officials said the driver confronted the suspect, but he immediatley got off the bus.
"When the bus driver asked him to stay because the police were being called, that's when the suspect pushed past and exited the bus," said Det. Em Chan with the Edmonton Police Service.
The man was last seen walking along 118 Avenue, near 47 Street. Officers were called to the area, but were not able to find him.
The suspect is described as:
- Dark-skinned male in his 20s
- Approximately 5'7" tall and 130 lbs.
- Thin build, and clean shaven
- He was wearing a white ski jacket with grey patches, a white hoodie, blue jeans and a grey tuque.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect or has any information about what occurred on the bus, is asked to call police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
