Calgary Police Service (CPS) are investigating what appears to be a random sexual assault of a young boy in an alley Saturday morning
In a news release late Saturday night, police said a five-year-old boy was riding his bike in an alley in the 3000 block of Elbow Drive S.W. around 10 a.m. when he happened upon a man who was looking in garbage cans.
The boy had a brief conversation with the man who subsequently sexually assaulted him, according to the release.
Investigators said the man let the child leave, then he went home and told his parents, who called police immediately.
Police confirmed they searched the area and took one man into custody, however, they do not believe he is the man responsible for the assault.
CPS has release CCTV footage from the area and are trying to identify the man in the photo.
The suspect is described as around 50 years old, with grey hair and a short beard. He was wearing a grey jacket, dark pants and was carrying a black garbage bag.
Anyone with information is being asked to call the Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers.