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Calgary police release composite sketch of Penbrooke Meadows sex assault suspect

Calgary police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted in connection to a sexual assault in the 700 block of 58 street S.E. on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Calgary Police Service handout

Calgary police have released a composite sketch of a man wanted in connection to a sexual assault in the community of Penbrooke Meadows last month.

It happened in the 700 block of 58 street S.E. on Thursday, April 6.

Police said the victim boarded a Route 42 bus at the Marlborough LRT Station at around 2 p.m., and believe the suspect also boarded the same bus at that time.

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About 15 minutes later, the victim exited the bus in the intersection of 8 Avenue and 58 Street S.E.

Investigators allege the suspect followed the woman, eventually forcing her against a fence and sexually assaulting her. She screamed and scratched the suspect’s face, at which time he ran off.

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Police describe the suspect as being in his late 20s, between 5’9” and 6’ tall. At the time of the attack, he was wearing a grey sweater, blue jeans, a backwards red baseball cap and silver-rimmed glasses.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers.

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