Victoria police are looking for witnesses as they seek to identify a suspect after a young woman on her way to school was sexually assaulted at a bus stop in downtown Victoria.
The 18-year-old was waiting at a bus stop on the west side of the 1400-block of Douglas Street around 8 a.m. on Wednesday when a man approached her, started talking to her and then sat down next to her, according to police.
Feeling uncomfortable, she moved away from the man, and that’s when he sexually assaulted her.
She was not physically injured and got on her bus when it arrived and reported the incident to a counsellor at her school and then a parent.
Police say the woman did the right thing by seeking safety and then reporting the assault to a trusted adult.
The suspect is described as a white male, about 5’8” tall and between 25-35 years old with a medium build and pierced ears.
He has long dark brown or black dreadlocks, a pointed nose and stubble length beard. He was wearing a blue plaid shirt with a toque at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call Victoria police at (250) 995-7654 or anonymously through CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
