Toronto police are searching for a suspect after a woman was forced into a vehicle in Bloorcourt Village and later sexually assaulted.

It happened early Friday morning.

According to police, the 21-year-old victim was walking in the Bloor Street and Ossington Avenue area when she was approached by a man and forced into a vehicle sometime between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.

She was driven to an undisclosed area location where she was sexually assaulted.

The man then drove the woman to the Lansdowne Avenue and Dupont Street area where she was released.

The suspect is described as brown, 40 to 50 years old, approximately five-foot-seven, with a thin build, and unshaven face.

He was last seen wearing a white dress shirt with a light blue plaid pattern, blue jeans, white running shoes, a dark blue baseball cap, and thin-rimmed glasses.

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