Police investigating reported sexual assault in Waterloo Park

The Waterloo Regional Police Service sign. (CTV Kitchener)

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred in Waterloo Park earlier this week.

Officers say they responded on July 4 to a report of a sexual assault that took place around 10:30 p.m. on July 1.

Police say a female victim was walking along a trail in the park when an unknown male approached and sexually assaulted her before fleeing toward Seagram Drive on the southwest side of the park.

The victim did not sustain physical injuries, according to police.

The suspect is described as a Brown male, approximately 5′5″ and was seen wearing a red shirt.

The investigation is ongoing and is being handled by the service’s Special Victims Unit.