Guelph police are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred downtown early Sunday morning.
Police say that at approximately 5:30 a.m. a female was walking in the area of Norfolk Street and Macdonell Street when she was approached from behind and reportedly sexually assaulted by a male. The male fled eastbound on Macdonell Street. There were no physical injuries as a result of this assault.
The suspect is described as brown-skinned, possibly Indian, approximately 5’6”, clean shaven with short black hair. He was wearing dark pants, a multi-coloured jacket and had a backpack.
Anyone with information about this incident or who has dashcam video from downtown between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday, please contact Detective Sergeant Jeff Taylor from the Guelph Police Service Special Victims Unit at 519-824-1212, ext. 7333, or email [email protected]. If you would like to stay anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.
