Toronto police are alerting the public about sexual assaults near Dundas St. and Spadina Ave. after three women were attacked in area within the last week.

A 23-year-old woman was cutting through a parkette from Denison Ave. to Augusta Ave. Friday when a man grabbed her and pushed her to the ground, police said.

She was then dragged to a nearby laneway and sexually assaulted. Police said the victim fought the man and managed to run away.

The suspect is described as black, between 25 and 40 years old and approximately six feet tall with short black hair. He was last seen wearing all-dark clothing.

On Wednesday, a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in the same area, near Spadina Ave. and College St., when a man pushed her up against a wall and sexually assaulted her.

The victim screamed and pushed the man off before running to a nearby home.

Just a week ago, a man followed a 22-year-old woman home when she was walking near Huron St. and Baldwin St. Police said he sexually assaulted her in an alleyway.

He is described as Asian, 20 to 25 years old with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt, baggy black pants and a baseball hat. He carried a dark backpack and wore a silver chain around his neck with and L-shaped crest on it.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474.