London man charged in sexual assault of 12-year-old girl

(Source: London Police Service)

A London man is charged with sexual assault after a 12-year-old girl was approached in a grocery store.

Police said the girl was in a store on Ernest Avenue around 6:10 p.m. when she was approached by a non-familial acquaintance.

According to police, the two had a conversation before leaving the store separately, but the man followed the girl.

Not far from the store, in the area of Ernest Avenue and Lacey Crescent, police said the suspect sexually assaulted the girl with the incident being captured on video surveillance.

The girl told her family about the experience, police were contacted and the suspect was found nearby.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age and sexual interference with person under 16 years of age.