A seven-year-old was sexually assaulted in a change room at a Markham community centre earlier this week, and investigators are now trying to identify two teenage suspects, police say.
York Regional Police said incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Markham Pan Am Centre, which is located in the area of Kennedy Road and Highway 407.
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Police said two teen suspects approached the victim in the centre’s male change room.
“One of the suspects touched the victim in a sexual manner as he exited the washroom,” police allege.
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The victim immediately reported the incident, police said.
Police described one of the suspects as tall with short black hair in a mohawk style. The suspect was reportedly wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts with white stripes, and black Puma sandals with white lettering.
Anyone with information was asked to contact York police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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