Mission mom stalked by a parking lot pervert

Mission resident Amber Christie was terrified when the older man, naked except for a pair of dark glasses, blocked her car from escaping the supermarket parking lot.

The young mom was putting a shopping cart away at the Real Canadian Superstore Feb. 2 when a maroon SUV stopped abruptly by her side.

"I thought he was going to hit me," said the 29-year-old.

"He was naked and I thought, ‘Oh my God!’"

The man then started to masturbate in plain view.

Christie ran back to her car occupied by a friend and her two very young children.

The man, in his late 60s or 70s, then pulled his vehicle behind hers to prevent it from leaving.

When he did pull his vehicle away, Christie was even more horrified to see him following her car out of the parking lot.

"He followed us all the way to my friend’s house and then all the way back to Superstore," she said.

"I was on the phone [to police] crying. I was panicking and terrified he was going to hurt us."

Back in the parking lot, her fear turned to fury and she started yelling at the man.

"I called the police! You’re going to jail!" she shouted.

When the man peeled out of the parking lot, this time Christie followed him down the Lougheed Highway until he made for the Mission Bridge towards Abbotsford.

Christie provided all the details of the incident to the Mission RCMP, but is frustrated there’s been no arrest.

In response, she’s started up a Facebook site titled, ‘Help put this guy away’, to warn people about the man’s behaviour.

She posted a description of the incident and the man on the website.

"I’m not letting this guy get away with this," said Christie.

"I want this guy to be caught, and I want my community to know there is a sex offender out there."

Christie told the RCMP she could identify the suspect from a photo line-up.

However, RCMP Sgt. Miriam Dickson said it’s difficult to do a photo line-up unless someone already has a criminal record, as someone has to be charged before police can take their picture.

RCMP have tracked down the Abbotsford man suspected of harassing Christie, but he has denied the allegations and gotten a lawyer, said Dickson.

It’s difficult to get enough evidence against an individual in such cases unless they are "caught in the act," she added.

The RCMP will apply for a production order, similar to a police warrant, to get the suspect’s photo from the Motor Vehicle Office, but the courts may not allow it, said Dickson.

"Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee we’ll be successful," she said.

In the meantime, Christie wants Mission and Abbotsford residents to be on the look out.

"This was hardcore. I mean, my kids were in the car," she said.

The suspect, who was driving a Maroon or purple-coloured SUV, is described as a heavyset man in his late 60s and early 70s with grey body hair and dark prescription glasses.