Police are appealing to the public for information after a violent sexual assault in Leslieville on Tuesday morning.

According to police, a woman exited a streetcar in the Queen Street East and Jones Avenue area at around 5:20 a.m. and was grabbed from behind and knocked to the ground by a male assailant.

The man then sexually assaulted the woman before fleeing, police say.

The man is described as Asian, about 20 years old, under six-feet tall with a thin build and short black hair with a forward spike. He was last seen wearing a black winter bomber jacket and dark-coloured jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (416) 808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (416) 222-TIPS (8477).

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