Ottawa police are asking residents for help identifying a suspect in a sexual assault on a pathway near Ogilvie Road and Quincy Avenue over the weekend.
The attack happened Sunday, November 8 at about 11:50 a.m., when a woman was approached by an unknown man on the pathway and assaulted, the Ottawa Police Service said in a news release. The suspect then fled toward the neighbourhood south of George-Étienne Cartier Parkway and Ogilvie Road.
The victim was taken to hospital for care after the assault, police said in their initial release on Sunday evening.
In an updated release issued Tuesday, November 10, police said investigators have obtained images of the suspect and are releasing a description in the hope that someone may recognize him. The suspect remains outstanding.
The Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section is leading the investigation, with support from Forensic Identification Services.
How to help
Investigators are asking anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information that could assist in identifying him to come forward. Police are particularly interested in any dashcam or surveillance footage from the area.
Anyone with information can contact the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5944, or by email at saca@ottawapolice.ca.
Police are also encouraging residents to register their information and security camera locations at CAMSafe.ca, a program that helps investigators quickly find cameras that may have captured useful footage near a crime scene.
Members of the public can view, download and interact with data released by police through the Community Safety Data portal at data.ottawapolice.ca.
The pathway where the assault occurred runs through a residential area near Ogilvie Road, just south of the George-Étienne Cartier Parkway corridor in east Ottawa. Residents in the neighbourhood south of the parkway and Ogilvie Road are being asked to check their cameras from Sunday morning for any footage that could help the investigation.
Police have not said whether the victim has been released from hospital, and no arrests have been announced. No further details about the suspect were included in the written release.
