Fundraiser started to help 13-year-old sexual assault victim, family access therapy
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Money is being raised to help cover the cost of therapy for a 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted in south Edmonton last week.
Money is being raised to help cover the cost of therapy for a 13-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted in south Edmonton last week.
"Her feelings and emotions kind of go between shock and it seems surreal, to hysterics," a family friend said.
The girl was at the Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre last week. She told Edmonton police a man followed her into a stall in a family change room and sexually assaulted her.
The family friend said learning about what happened left her with an "absolutely sick feeling."
"You hear about things like this all the time in the news and of course they're horrific, but when it's close to home, I think it turns your stomach a little bit more than most," she said.
A 20-year-old man turned himself in to the Edmonton Police Service after surveillance photos of him and his vehicle were released.
Police said his name will not be released until charges are laid.
