Edmonds Girl Possibly Molested Inside Park Bathroom

EDMONDS, WA - A 5-year-old girl was possibly molested recently inside the bathroom at Edmonds City Park, according police. The girl told her father a man dressed in women's clothing carried out the assault, but police are still trying to substantiate the girl's account.

The girl was with her father, but went into the restroom alone. When the girl came out, she reported, "a male wearing women’s clothing touched her private area." The girl's father reported seeing a person near the restroom who was either a man dressed as a woman or a woman with masculine features.

The father told police that his daughter and the stranger were never in the restroom alone together.

"There are several details still being investigated in an effort to corroborate and substantiate the report. In the interest of public safety and in an abundance of caution, the Edmonds Police Department would like to alert the general public about this incident and ask for the public’s assistance in locating and or identifying the person of interest so that they may be interviewed," police said in a statement Wednesday.

The incident happened July 9, police said. The girl did not tell her parents about the possible incident right away, according to police.

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