One person is in custody after West Shore RCMP received multiple reports of a man making unwanted sexual advances towards women in Langford.
Police received the first call at 7 a.m. on May 15, stating that a First Nations man wearing a grey sweat shirt and blue sweat pants had approached a women in a parking lot at 2700 Grainger Road. According to police, the man pulled down his pants and exposed his genitals.
Just over an hour later police received a second report about the same suspect, this time at Goldstream Park. Police say he again approached a lone woman and again made sexual advances before grabbing her buttocks. The woman was able to fight him off and call police.
“The detailed description that was provided and the timely report to police was key in locating and arresting this suspect,” said Cst. Alex Bérubé, spokesperson for the West Shore RCMP. “That prompt call to police likely prevented further harm to other women”.
West Shore RCMP are not releasing the name of their suspect, but say he remains in police custody at this time.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact the West Shore RCMP at 250-474-2264.