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Selkirk RCMP seek sexual assault suspect

Selkirk RCMP have released a photo of a man wanted after a woman was sexually assaulted at a city business Friday afternoon. RCMP Handout

Police in Selkirk need the public’s help identifying a man wanted in connection to a brazen sexual assault at a city business.

RCMP say the assault happened Friday after a man cornered a woman working at a business on Main Street around 1 p.m.

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They say he entered the business, exposed himself to the employee, before grabbing her and sexually assaulting her. The man then fled on foot.

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Police say the man is tall with a thin build and was wearing a Montreal Canadians ballcap, a black hoodie with the hood up, blue jeans, and a black face covering.

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RCMP released a surveillance video photo of the suspect later in the day Friday.

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Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 204-482-3322.

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