London police want to talk to man they say uttered sexually inappropriate words to young girls

The London Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's assistance as it searches for a man who allegedly made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature to a group of girls.

On Sunday afternoon, officers were called to Attawandaron Park in the north end of the southwestern Ontario city after a call about a suspicious person.

They learned that three girls walking on the pathway had come across a man with a white dog. While the girls spoke with the man about the dog, he uttered inappropriate comments about his genitals, police said.

The girls left the area and told their parents, who contacted the LPS. Officers searched the park but did not find the suspect. They say they're treating this as a sexual assault investigation and want to talk to the man.

The suspect is described as:

• A white male.
• Approximately 5-foott-9 to 6 feet tall.
• 30 to 40 years old.
• Medium build and brown hair below the ears.

Investigators are urging anyone who was in the area between 12:30 and 1 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon and have surveillance footage to contact LPS.