5-Year-Old Inappropriately Touched By Man In Library: Police

ROCKVILLE, MD — Police say they are investigating the report of a man accused of inappropriately touched a 5-year-old girl at a library in Montgomery County.

According to Montgomery County Police, the incident took place around 6 p.m. on Dec. 15 at Rockville Memorial Library, which is located at 21 Maryland Ave.

The suspect is described by police as a white man with a medium build and a possible thin goatee. That evening, the man allegedly approached the 5-year-old girl in the children's section, pulled down her pants, and touched her inappropriately, according to authorities. They said the child screamed and told her parents, who then called the police.

Investigators reviewed the library's surveillance video and spotted a possible suspect who was lingering around the children's section about 30 minutes prior to the incident.

Anyone who was in the library who saw any part of this incident or may have information pertinent to this investigation is asked to call police at (240) 773-5448.

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