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London police release photos of sex assault suspect

Police are describing the male suspect as between 25 and 35 years of age and roughly six feet tall, with a thin build and a short, dark beard. London Police Service

London police have released photos as they search for the suspect wanted in a sexual assault near Adelaide Street and Fanshawe Park Road on Feb. 21.

Police launched their search after a woman reported being touched inappropriately inside the vestibule of a business near the north end intersection.

They say a suspect, unknown to the woman, entered the business after hours, exposing himself and touching the woman inappropriately.

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The woman was able to get away without sustaining injuries.

The alleged incident took place at around 8:20 p.m. Feb. 21, according to police.

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The suspect has been described as between 25 and 35 years of age and roughly six feet tall, with a thin build and a short, dark beard.

Police say he was last seen wearing a dark or grey shirt and tan-coloured pants and was walking northbound toward Fanshawe Park Road from the Adelaide Street business.

Anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to contact London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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