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Halifax police look for suspect after sexual assault reported on bus

Halifax Regional Police are seeking to identify a suspect in a sexual assault investigation. AV

Halifax Regional Police have released images of a suspect in a sexual assault investigation as they try to identify him.

Police say they were called on Jan. 9, after a group of youth reported the incident. It’s alleged a man approached the group at around 9:30 p.m. at the Halifax Transit bus terminal at Mic Mac Mall in Dartmouth.

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“The man followed the group of youth onto a bus, made sexual comments to the group and touched some of the youths in a sexual manner,” police said in a release.

“The youths exited the bus and reported the incident to trusted adults.”

Police have released two images of the suspect from a security camera.

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The suspect is described as a man in his 40s to 50s, about five feet six inches tall, and with short white hair. He was wearing a black and grey checkered jacket, a black hat and was carrying a camouflage print backpack.

Anyone with information or video from the area is asked to call police at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers.

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