Woman Groped At Downtown Bus Stop

Nanaimo RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a male who groped a female exchange student last Sunday while she waited at a bus stop.

The incident took place on Sunday October 3rd at 2:30 PM at the bus stop located on Victoria Crescent, across from the Cambie Hotel. While waiting for her bus, the female was engaged in casual conversation by another male waiting at the same stop. After several minutes of conversation the male suddenly grabbed the girl’s buttocks several times and directed sexual comments at her. He then forcibly grabbed both of her hands while trying to look at a necklace she was wearing around her neck.

The girl eventually pulled away from him and managed to avoid him until his bus arrived. The girl’s bus soon arrived and once home she reported the incident to her home stay parents, who in turn called the police .

The suspect is described as being a white male in his 30's who referred to himself as “Daniel”. He was approximately 5 ft 8 ,175 pounds and had short dark curly hair. He was wearing dark clothing and was carrying a black packsack with red straps. He also had on large black headphones.

“ This type of behavior is totally unacceptable and this person, once identified, will be held accountable for their actions,” said Constable Gary O’Brien, media spokesperson for the Nanaimo RCMP.

The female is reportedly doing well .She was not physically injured in anyway but was initially disturbed by the incident.