Halifax police searching for suspect after alleged sexual assault of toddler
Halifax police are investigating an alleged sexual assault against a toddler in the city’s north end.
Police say the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Wood Avenue when a young girl was outside playing with a group of children. A man asked her to come with him, then took her behind a building and touched her in a sexual manner.
Spokeswoman Const. Diane Woodworth said investigators are not releasing the child’s age out of concerns for her privacy.
“It’s a very small area (the neighbourhood) so we don’t want people to be able to figure out who the victim is,” said Woodworth.