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Police investigating alleged sexual assault of door-to-door canvasser in East Vancouver

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Fundraiser claims she was sexually assaulted
Wed, May 31: A young woman who was doing door-to-door fundraising in Vancouver says she was pulled inside a home and attacked. Rumina Daya reports – May 31, 2017

Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a woman, who was canvassing door-to-door for donations in East Vancouver Tuesday night.

According to police, the 18-year-old was in the area of Vanness Avenue and Rupert Street just after 8 p.m. raising funds for B.C. Children’s Hospital when she was allegedly pulled inside a home and groped by an unknown male.

The woman fled the home and called police.

Few details have been released by police as the investigation is ongoing.

– With files from Rumina Daya

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