Toronto police say they are searching for a suspect after an eight-year-old boy was sexually assaulted Thursday morning.
Officers said they were called to the area of Islington Avenue and Rexdale Boulevard around 10 a.m. with reports of a sexual assault.
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They said a woman was shopping in a department store with her son, who was browsing in the toy section of the store. Police said an unknown man followed the boy around and then assaulted him.
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The man is described as five feet nine inches tall with a medium build and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a bluish button-up shirt with blue jeans and a dark-coloured backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-2300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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