Youth charged in Kitchener sexual assault

Handcuffs are pictured above in this file photo.

Waterloo regional police have charged a male youth after a sexual assault was reported in Kitchener’s Parkvale Park.

Officers were called to the area around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

They said they found a male matching a suspect description and arrested him after he tried to run away.

The victim, a female youth, was not physically hurt.

The male has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, and robbery.