Alleged sexual assault of 15-year-old girl in Frontenac Park
Posted June 17, 2023 12:06 pm.
Winnipeg police allege a teenage girl was touched in an unwanted sexual manner in Frontenac Park Friday night.
The Winnipeg Police Service says it received a report around 10 p.m. that a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at the park in the Windsor Park neighbourhood.
The teenager told police officers she was with friends on the Frontenac Trail near Cottonwood Road when they were approached by an unknown man.
“The female was touched in an unwanted sexual manner after being separated from the group,” WPS said in a news release. “After the assault, she and her friends left the area and reported the incident to her caregiver.”
Police believe the suspect is a man in his 20s. He was wearing an orange hoodie, dark pants with a red stripe at the time of the alleged incident.
Members of the sex crimes unit are investigating.
