Intruder sexually assaults Bracebridge resident

BRACEBRIDGE — Police are looking for an intruder who entered a home here overnight and sexually assaulted a resident Sunday.

A sexual assault intruder was scared off by the victim overnight Sunday, June 24 in Bracebridge.

Provincial police and the Muskoka Crime Unit are investigating an intrusion to a home in Bracebridge that occurred at approximately 1 a.m., June 24, 2018 during which an unknown male suspect entered the dwelling and sexually assaulted the resident, who was able to scare the suspect away.

The suspect is described as being a young male, approximately 5-foot-10, with short hair and was wearing a white ball cap backward.

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