Police seek man after boy, 11, sexually assaulted on Hall Avenue
Windsor Police are looking for a man after an 11-year-old boy was sexually assaulted on Hall Avenue near Ottawa Street Wednesday evening. Police have video of the suspect. Know who he is? CASA Unit: 519-255-6700 ext. 4903.
Topics: Public safety
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Windsor Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man after an 11-year-old boy was sexually assaulted on Hall Avenue Wednesday evening.
What police say happened
Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in the 1200 block of Hall Avenue, the Windsor Police Service said in a news release Thursday.
Officers learned that a man the boy did not know approached him and touched him inappropriately while the boy tried to resist. The man then ran west on Ottawa Street.
The description police released
Police describe the suspect as a Black man, about 40 years old, 6'0" tall, with a slender build. At the time, he was wearing a black trench-style coat, blue jeans, black shoes with white soles, a dark-coloured baseball cap and white sunglasses.
Investigators with the Windsor Police Child Abuse and Sexual Assault (CASA) Unit have surveillance video that shows the suspect walking with a distinctive gait.
No one has been charged. Police have not released any other details.
How to help
Anyone with information about this incident or who knows who the man is can call the CASA Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4903.
If you or someone you know needs support, Victim Services of Windsor and Essex County is at 519-723-2711, and the Windsor Police Victim Assistance Unit is at 519-255-6700, ext. 7179.
