Delta police have released a composite sketch of a suspect from an alleged January 31, 2020 incident in North Delta Park.
Police previously advised the public about the alleged indecent act in early February.
“During the incident a woman was sitting with her young daughter watching another child’s soccer practice,” a press release notes. “A man described as South Asian, approximately 30 years old with a slim build, black hair, and wearing a red hoodie, approached her. He was separated from the mother and child by a chain link fence, and proceeded to masturbate close by her.”
The woman yelled out to alert people nearby, and the man ran off, the release stated, adding the woman did not have a cell phone on her, and there was a time delay of approximately two hours before police were notified. Police attended and patrolled the area, but did not find anyone matching the description of the suspect.
“Anyone who recognizes the individual based on this sketch, or who thinks they may have more information for police is asked to contact the Delta Police Department Sex Crimes Unit at 604-946-4411 and cite file 20-5528,” says police spokesperson Cris Leykauf.
Police aren’t confirming whether this suspect is the one linked to another instance where a teenage girl had allegedly encountered a man masturbating in the park area adjacent to the George Mackie Public Library in the afternoon of January 23.
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