Police looking for sexual battery suspect
By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
Bakersfield Police are trying to identify a man who is suspected of touching a female victim inappropriately as they walked down the street, according to a Bakersfield Police Department news release.
At about 6 p.m. Saturday, police went to the 3700 block of Gosford Road on the report of a sexual battery. The suspect and the victim had been walking in opposite directions when the suspect came up to the victim and touched her inappropriately, according to the news release. The suspect ran away southbound on Gosford.
The suspect is described as having a tan complexion, 20 to 29 years old, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, slim build, unshaven and wearing a long gray jacket.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Bakersfield Police Department at 327-7111 or Detective Gary Carruesco at 326-3544.
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