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Arrest made in connection with Kennedy station sexual assault: Toronto police

Toronto police say they have arrested 69-year-old Michael Hawkins in an ongoing sexual assault investigation. Toronto Police Services

An arrest has been made in connection with an ongoing investigation of an incident in which a woman, police say, was sexually assaulted outside a Toronto subway station.

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Officers said they have arrested 69-year-old Michael Hawkins from Toronto for sexual assault, as well as an indecent act.

The incident occurred on Sept. 1 around 5:30 p.m. outside of Kennedy subway station, police said. A woman, 40, was lying on the ground unconscious when police said Hawkins approached her and sexually assaulted her. He then “casually walked away.”

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Investigators told Global News earlier this month that several witnesses saw the attack, and one attempted to intervene by yelling at the man.

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Hawkins is scheduled to appear in court at 1911 Eglinton Avenue East on Nov. 6.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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