

Vidya Kauri, CP24.com





Toronto police are asking the public to help identify a man wanted for a sexual assault that allegedly took place on the Bloor subway line.

Police say that a 20-year-old woman was travelling west on the TTC’s Line 2 when a man sat down next to her and sexually assaulted her. The incident happened on Friday, Oct. 24 around 2:15 p.m. between Spadina and Christie stations.

The suspect is described as a black man in his late 40s or early 50s, 5’10”, with a medium build, short black hair and a goatee. He was a wearing a light cream-coloured winter jacket with a grey accent on the side, and carrying multiple plastic bags and a black briefcase with a leather handle.

The train was “moderately occupied,” when the assault occurred, police said in a news release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 416-808-1400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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