On January 20, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., West District General Patrol Officers responded to a Transit bus travelling in the River Heights area for the report of an adult male performing an indecent act while travelling on the bus.
Officers attended to the bus, which was at the corner of Osborne Street and Broadway and located the male suspect on the transit bus and took him into custody without incident. No injuries were reported.
Through investigation, a teenage female, unknown to the suspect, was a passenger at the time of the incident and noticed him performing the indecent act. The victim disembarked the bus and contacted police.
A 57-year-old male from Winnipeg, is facing a charge of Indecent Act.
He was released on an Undertaking as mandated by the Criminal Code.