Toronto Police are searching for a man after a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the Bloor Street West and Euclid Avenue area early Sunday morning.

Police say the woman was walking in the area around 2 a.m. She talked with a man on Bloor, and then made her way south on Euclid.

While on Euclid, she entered an alley and was then grabbed from behind by the man and assaulted. The woman fought back and was able to run away. The man fled the area on foot.

Police describe the man as white, in his 40s, 5'10 or 6'0 with a medium build, a long face and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie or sweater and dark pants.

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