Woman Followed on TTC, Sexually Assaulted Twice; Police looking for suspect

Police are looking for a man who allegedly followed a woman off a TTC bus in downtown Toronto early Saturday morning and sexually assaulted her.

The incident was reported at approximately 4:15 a.m. from the area of Bathurst and Wells streets, south of Dupont Street, according to a release issued by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) on Sunday.

According to police, a 29-year-old woman was riding a TTC bus on the 307 route, and when she exited the bus, the man followed her on foot.

The man then allegedly sexually assaulted the woman before fleeing the scene with her cell phone.

According to police, the woman then pursued the man in an attempt to retrieve her cell phone, and the man sexually assaulted her a second time.

According to police, the woman was then able to flee.

The suspect is described as being five-foot-ten, bald, and with thick, dark brows. He was wearing a grey toque, a grey jacket, long pants, and a blue mask when he was last seen.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.222tips.com.

Prabhnoor Kaur