Police searching for man wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a TTC bus

Police are searching for a male suspect after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a TTC bus in Toronto.

Toronto police said that on May 23 around 1:20 a.m. a man boarded a TTC bus at Victoria Park subway station and a short while later, approached a female passenger.

Police said the suspect then allegedly sexually assaulted the woman and performed an indecent act before fleeing the bus at the intersection of Victoria Park Avenue and Ellesmere Road.

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He was last seen going eastbound on another bus.

The suspect is described as being between the ages of 24 and 30 with short, brown hair and an angular nose. At the time he was wearing blue jeans, a baseball cap and a beige sweater with a mandarin-style collar and a visible pocket and zipper stitched into the left breast.

Police have released security images of the man.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).