Woman sexually assaulted by stranger in Kelowna: RCMP

Kelowna RCMP are warning the public after a woman was sexually assaulted by a stranger earlier this week.

On Monday, June 13, between 12:20 and 1:20 p.m., a woman was walking along Springfield Road and Hollywood Road South in Kelowna when she was followed and assaulted by a man she didn't know.

Police officers spoke with the woman, who reported she was forced towards Mission Creek along Hollywood Road South and was sexually assaulted. The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect is described as a South Asian man in his mid 20s with black hair, a well-groomed beard, partially shaved right eyebrow and was wearing a black zip-up puffy jacket, white T-shirt and green silk sweatpants.

“Investigators from the Kelowna RCMP Sex Crimes Unit are actively canvassing the area for video surveillance in an effort to identify and locate the suspect,” said Cpl. Tim Russell of the Kelowna Vulnerable Persons Section, in the news release.

Anyone with information including dash cam footage around the area of Springfield Road and Hollywood Road South on June 13, 2022 is being asked to call the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300, or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by leaving a tip online.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Carli Berry or call 250-864-7494 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.