Sheriff Releases Photos in Poway Assault on 10-Year-Old Girl

Overview

• The San Diego County Sheriff's Office released surveillance images of a man sought in the reported sexual battery of a 10-year-old girl in Poway.
• Deputies responded to a report of an assault near the 13400 block of Midland Road and searched with air support but did not locate the suspect.
• The Sheriff's Child Abuse Unit took over the investigation and completed a door-to-door canvas of the area.
• Detectives said the man is about 5 feet 10 with a medium build, shaved black hair with a receding hairline, a large nose, acne scars, bushy eyebrows, and a beard, and he wore black sunglasses, a gray hoodie, and black shorts.
• Authorities said the suspect fled on an electric scooter after the victim's friend yelled at him to stop and asked anyone with information to contact the Child Abuse Unit or Crime Stoppers.