TORONTO

Jian Ghomeshi got caught in Toronto Police’s rush-hour ticketing and towing blitz.

Ghomeshi — the former CBC star who is facing sexual assault allegations — had his car towed on King St. E. Tuesday.

A source confirmed his car was ticketed and towed earlier this week near the Toronto Sun building during the afternoon rush hour.

Ghomeshi’s Mini was one of the 81 vehicles towed by police on Tuesday as part of the rush-hour blitz that started this week.

His lawyer didn’t respond to a request for comment about the incident.

On Thursday, Ghomeshi was back in the glaring public spotlight when he appeared in a College Park courtroom where he was slapped with additional sex-assault charges.

The 47-year-old is facing seven sex-assault charges and one count of choking but is free on $100,000 bail. His lawyer confirmed at his first court appearance that he will be pleading not guilty.

Police traffic services refused to confirm whether Ghomeshi’s car was caught in the traffic blitz that is part of Mayor John Tory’s fight against congestion.

According to police, 262 vehicles have been towed and 1,927 parking tags have been issued during morning and evening rush hours between Monday and Thursday.

Police have yet to respond to a request for towing and ticketing numbers on regular business days before the blitz began.

— files from Shawn Jeffords