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A Toronto man used an online ad about selling a cat to lure a woman he later drugged and sexually assaulted, police say.

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Ghenadie Carpov, 52, was arrested and charged with sexual assault and administering a noxious substance after a woman responded Thursday to his Kijiji ad offering a cat for sale. Police say the woman went to a home in the Yonge and Finch area in the city’s north end to see the cat and after she agreed to buy it, Carpov offered her some refreshments.

After eating and drinking with him, she fell ill and “was led to his bedroom where he sexually assaulted her,” according to a Toronto Police Service news release.

The woman was later able to regain control of her senses and was physically able to flee, at which point she called police. The 26-year-old is from the Greater Toronto Area but police could not comment on what injuries she may have sustained.

Though it is believed she was drugged, the testing to determine with what substance can takes weeks, an officer in the sex crimes unit said.