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Police search for suspect after 16-year-old sexually assaulted in Toronto

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Global News

Police are searching for a man after a sexual assault that allegedly took place Sunday in the area of Toronto’s Queen Street East.

In a press release, Toronto police said a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted around 6:15 a.m. Sunday by a man described as 35 to 40 years of age.

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The alleged incident took place in the area of Ashdale Avenue and Queen Street East.

Police said the man is “average build” and around five-foot-nine-inches tall. He had brown skin, dark eyes and a South Asian accent, according to police.

He was wearing a dark motorcycle helmet, dark shoes and possibly a grey jacket at the time of the attack, the press release said.

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Police asked anyone with information to get in touch with them or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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