Girl assaulted at Orleans construction site

By melanieadams

Posted Dec 1, 2017 02:47:53 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

OTTAWA — Police are investigating, after a 16-year-old girl was assaulted at a construction site in Orleans.

She was walking on Tenth Line Road near Sweetvalley Drive around 8:30 Tuesday night, when a man approached her and started talking to her.

He pulled her across the street into a construction site, and assaulted her.

The suspect is described as an English-speaking white male, medium height, and 20-years-old, with dark, curly hair, and a beard.

Police are concerned there may be more victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5760 or by e-mail at mcm@ottawapolice.ca or phone Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll-free at 1-800-222-8477.

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