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Police searching for suspect after woman sexually assaulted in Toronto park

A logo at the Toronto Police Services headquarters, in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The Toronto Police Service has identified the woman whose dismembered body was found in a plastic bag in the city's Leslieville neighbourhood. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. CKL

Police are searching for a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted in Toronto.

In a press release, Toronto police said on Wednesday at around 9:30 p.m., a 36-year-old woman was at Pelmo Park in the Gary Drive and Langside Avenue area.

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Police said a man approached the woman and sexually assaulted her.

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Officers said the man then fled in an unknown direction.

Police are now searching for a man that is taller than five-feet-six-inches and was seen wearing a black sweater.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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