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Man wanted after 2 alleged sexual assaults on board Vaughan bus

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Police in Vaughan, Ont., are searching for a man wanted in connection with two sexual assaults that allegedly took place on a bus.

York Regional Police said that they received reports from a woman that she had been sexually assaulted on two separate occasions by the same man on board a Viva Blue bus.

The woman said the bus was travelling south on Dufferin Street, heading toward Steeles Avenue.

The first incident took place on Dec. 5 at around 3:30 p.m., according to police. The suspect allegedly boarded the bus at Dufferin Street and Confederation Parkway, sat beside the victim and sexually assaulted her.

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“The second incident was similar and occurred on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, around 3:30 p.m.,” police said.

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The suspect is a man in his mid-40s and around five-feet-eight-inches tall, according to police. He has a thin build, brown eyes and was last seen in a dark grey jacket.

Police said he also wore black pants, a black leather baseball hat and carried a black bag with a red logo on the front.

Anyone with information is asked to contact York Regional Police.

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