A man wanted in connection to a GO station sexual assault in Richmond Hill has been identified and arrested, following a public appeal by police.

According to York Regional Police, a 24-year-old woman was walking towards the bus platform at Langstaff GO station around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday when a man approached from behind and tackled her to the ground. Police say the suspect climbed on top of the woman and asked for sex, at which point she fought him off, scratching his face in the process. The suspect fled the scene on foot.

Police released a description of the suspect and video surveillance images on Friday, appealing to the public for information.

On Saturday, a 19 year-old man from Vaughan was identified and charged.

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