A man has been arrested after two alleged sex assaults on the TTC subway as officers say there may have been more victims.
Toronto police said at around 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday, officers became aware of two sexual assaults that happened on the Bloor-Danforth Line.
Police said a man was travelling on Line 2 and in two separate incidents on the same day, he sat beside a victim and placed his backpack on his lap.
“The suspect would then sexually assault the victim, using his backpack as a cover,” police alleged.
Police had a suspect description and on Monday at around 8 p.m., a man was arrested by officers on TTC property at Bloor-Yonge Station.
Tekle Ogbamichael, 56, faces two counts of sexual assault.
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He was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Anyone with information on the case was asked to contact police at 416-808-7474 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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