Police seeking to identify suspect in connection with sexual assault in Richmond Hill

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault at a mall in Richmond Hill.

In a press release issued Tuesday, York Regional Police said on Dec. 18, 2021, at around 3:30 p.m., a female victim was in a store at a mall in the Yonge Street and 16th Avenue area.

Officers said an unknown male suspect touched her without her consent.

The suspect has been described as a Black man in his 20s, standing is six-feet-one-inch tall, with a medium build.

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Police say he was wearing black pants with a pattern, a long black coat, a black hat with fur covering his ears, a waist pack and was carrying a black backpack.

Officers said he was not wearing a mask.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.