York Regional Police say they’re looking to identify a suspect after a 91-year-old woman was sexually assaulted while walking in Vaughan last month.
Police said in a news release Tuesday that, at around 4 p.m. on May 13, officers responded to a call for a sexual assault.
The release said a 91-year-old woman was walking with a walker on a path in the area of Steeles Avenue and Whitney Place “when an unknown male suspect touched her in a sexual manner.”
The victim then screamed and the suspect fled on foot, police said.
Investigators have released a short surveillance video showing the suspect.
He was described as five-foot-six with a thin build and was wearing a black face mask and black clothing.
“Investigators will continue to work around the clock — however long it’s going to take — to be able to hold this person accountable,” Const. Amy Boudreau told Global News.
“We don’t want someone out there to think it’s okay to do this. It generates fear and it’s a concern.”
She said the public was the force’s “eyes and ears,” key to both preventing and solving crimes.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact York police’s special victims unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7071 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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