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41-year-old woman reports being sexually assaulted

Police in Lethbridge charge teen with sex assault, indecent acts, on neighbourhood city trail

Sep 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM

Police in Lethbridge have laid charges against a 15-year-old boy for a series of indecent acts, and one they say, escalated to a sexual assault. 

LPS say the incidents happened along a green strip in the Lakeview neighbourhood of the city last Wednesday afternoon. 

A 41-year-old woman called authorities to report she’d been sexually assaulted by the teen while walking along the Coalbank Trail. 

The woman telling police she noticed a young man hiding behind a garbage can and as she walked past, he made a lewd comment.

 As she continued along the trail, she said the boy ran up to her, sexually assaulted, before fleeing the area on a bike. 

Police had already received calls of lewd acts by an individual that matched the description of the accused. 

On Thursday, police returned to the area and found the suspect, arresting him without incident, and charging him with several offences. 

He appears in court October 28th.