'No known connections' between recent sexual assaults on Vancouver Island, police say
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Police on Vancouver Island are investigating three sexual assaults by strangers that were reported in the past week, though there is no indication the attacks are connected.
Police on Vancouver Island are investigating three sexual assaults by strangers that were reported in the past week, though there is no indication the attacks are connected.
The first assault was reported to police in Victoria on July 18, when a woman was approached by an unknown man at the downtown intersection of Johnson and Wharf streets.
Investigators say the woman was taken to a nearby green space next to a prominent tulip statue, known as the Commerce Canoe, where she was threatened, then physically and sexually assaulted.
After the attack, the victim ran to a group of people nearby and the suspect fled the area, according to authorities.
Victoria police on Monday urged witnesses to come forward. Evidence provided to police led to the arrest of a suspect in the 500-block of Ellice Street on Tuesday evening, though charges have not yet been sworn in the case.
On the same day the suspect was arrested, Mounties in neighbouring Langford announced they were investigating a sexual assault that occurred the night before in the stairwell of an apartment building at 2763 Spencer Rd.
Police say a woman was injured in the attack Monday and received medical treatment. The suspect, who remains at large, is described as a light-skinned man between the ages of 20 and 30 years old, standing approximately 5'7" or 5'9" tall.
