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Police issued a warning to watch out for a man posing as an Uber driver and possibly targeting intoxicated women after a woman was offered a ride, then allegedly sexually assaulted.

Police are searching for the male suspect after a woman in her late 20s was picked up in the ByWard Market in the early morning hours Wednesday.

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Police said the woman was sexually assaulted as the man was driving. The suspect, still posing as an Uber driver, then told her to go to a nearby ATM to pay for the ride in cash.

Uber drivers are strictly forbidden from accepting payment in cash under Ottawa bylaws.

The suspect followed the woman into the ATM “insisting on payment,” police said. The suspect left after the woman paid him, and she reported the incident to police.

The man is described as a male with light brown skin, standing 6-0 and approximately 180 pounds, with short, dark hair shaved at the sides.

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Police released several photos of the suspect, which appear to have been captured by surveillance cameras monitoring the ATM.