Young girl assaulted in S.W.

Posted Mar 1, 2013 4:24 pm.

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Calgary police are on the hunt for a suspect after a teenaged girl was groped near Optimist Park.

Police say a man approached a 14-year old girl while she was with a group of friends in the 5300 block of 26th Avenue Southwest Friday, February 22nd at 3:20 in the afternoon.

He then made some lewd comments before grabbing her in a sexual manner. The man then walked away.

The suspect is described as being 6’0″ tall, white, and in his 20s. He also had slurred speech, bad teeth, and was drooling.

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