Nanaimo RCMP investigating a sexual assault on a bus

Nanaimo, Can You Identify

2024-08-08 10:54 PDT

File # 2024-22148

The police are investigating an allegation of a stranger sexual assault that occurred on July 11, 2024, between 5:10 pm and 5:30 pm on a # 40 bus, The VIU Express.

The young person reported to police that they were seated in a window seat near the front of the very crowded bus. An unknown male sat beside them, rubbed against them with his arm, and slid his hand down their hip and leg.

The encounter ended when the young person picked up their bag from the floor in preparation for exiting the bus downtown. The unknown male rang the buzzer, alerting the driver to stop, and left the bus at the 5th Street and Shepherd bus stop.

The suspect is a Caucasian male late 20s to mid 30’s in age, with brown hair, brown beard, black glasses, bright blue eyes, black shorts, black flip flops and a button-up white and orange patterned shirt.

The police are requesting that anyone who may have witnessed the assault on the bus or has information about the unidentified person in the photo to contact the Nanaimo RCMP at (250)754-2345.
 

Released by:

Email: sherri.wade@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: nanaimo.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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