South Okanagan

On August 25th, 2012, at 3:38PM, Oliver RCMP received a report of a sexual assault that occurred approximately three hours prior in the area of Church Street, in Oliver, BC.

A 36 year old female, reported that she was walking up Church Street, in Oliver and could hear someone walking behind her, getting closer. As she approached Okanagan Street, a male touched her buttocks and stated, "Lets go have sex".

The woman turned around, pulled out her cell phone and attempted to get a photo of the male. The woman then followed the male for approximately a block, and took a photo of the male as he departed on foot.

The suspect was described as;

East Indian,
mid 20's to early 30's
6'1" tall, with a medium build,
short clean cut medium brown hair,
the beginnings of a goatee.

He was wearing a white t-shirt, red basketball shorts & flip flop sandals.

The matter is still under investigation and police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect male. Although it is fortunate that the female victim in this case was not injured, for safety reasons, police do not recommend that victims attempt to pursue their assailants.

If you have any information in relation to this incident or can identify the suspect described, please contact the Oliver RCMP Detachment at (250) 498-3422.