The Middlesex OPP says its main criminal unit is investigating after an alleged assault near Dorchester Cemetery in Thames Center, Ontario, on Wednesday.
OPP says a student walking to school was assaulted by an unknown man in the area at approximately 8:30 a.m.
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Police told Global News that the victim was an older elementary school student and that the boy was not injured in the incident.
The suspect is described by police as a white male in his mid-50s with short gray hair.
Police say the suspect was wearing an orange vest or shirt and had khaki pants.
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