RCMP search for man suspected of December sexual assault in Leduc

RCMP say the man in this photo is suspected of a sexual assault on Dec. 16, 2023, near a liquor store in Leduc, Alta. (Credit: Leduc RCMP)

RCMP in Leduc are asking for help identifying a man suspected of sexual assault in December.

Mounties in the city south of Edmonton said they received a report Dec. 16 of a sexual assault outside the Real Canadian Liquor store at 1:12 p.m. that day.

RCMP said in a Tuesday media release a woman leaving the store was approached by a man, who spoke to her briefly and then touched her inappropriately before leaving the scene on foot.

The man was wearing a black winter coat and a bright neon-green tuque.

Anyone with information about the man suspected of the sexual assault is asking to contact Leduc RCMP at 780-9807267 or to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).