Suspect to identify in a sexual assault in the city’s south end

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 11, 2021   3:07pm

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) Unit is asking for the public’s assistance to identify a man responsible for a sexual assault that occurred in the city’s south end.

Between 9:30pm on December 12^th and 1:00am on December 13^th, a man approached a woman and sexually assaulted her at the Billings Bridge OC Transpo station. He then left the area on foot.

The suspect is described as a black man, between 20 and 30 years old. He was wearing black jeans, a black puffy jacket, brown and white boots, a black baseball cap with a white logo and a green backpack. The suspect is also wearing a black facemask (see photos).

Anyone with information about the identity of the suspect is asked to call the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5944.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or at crimestoppers.ca

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