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Police in Ajax, Ont., investigate sexual assault allegation at GO station

A GO Transit train sits parked at the Niagara Falls Train Station, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tara Walton

Police in Ajax are investigating after a sexual assault was reported at a local train station on Friday evening.

Police said a person was standing on the platform at Ajax GO Station around 8:15 p.m., planning to head to Toronto.

A man they didn’t know came up to them and the pair left the platform together, police said. When the two left the platform, the man allegedly sexually assaulted the victim.

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“The victim and suspect separated and both headed toward Toronto,” Durham Regional Police said in a statement.

The incident was reported to Toronto police and subsequently passed to officers in Durham Region.

Police said the suspect was between 25 and 30 years old and standing around five-feet, 11-inches tall. He is thought to weigh around 200 pounds and had a full beard.

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He was last seen wearing a rain jacket and beige pants. Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham Regional Police or Crime Stoppers.

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