Police have issued a warrant for a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Nanaimo earlier this month.

Ladysmith resident Kynan James Krogel, 25, is facing a charge of sexual assault following the Feb. 12 incident along railway tracks near Hecate Street.

The teen victim told police she was walking along the tracks when a man came up behind her, pulled her pants down and ran off. She did not suffer any physical injuries in the assault.

Krogel is described as a 6’1” white man weighing about 180 pounds, with light brown hair, blue eyes and sometimes sports a blonde beard which he recently shaved off, police say.

Anyone who sees Krogel is advised to not approach him and instead call 911, Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.