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Suspect sought after girl, 17, reportedly sexually assaulted on TTC bus: police

Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Toronto. Toronto police / handout

Police are seeking to identify a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Toronto.

Toronto police said on April 5, officers received a report of a sexual assault in the Midland Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East area.

Police said at around 3:20 p.m., a 17-year-old girl boarded an eastbound TTC bus in the area of Pharmacy Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East.

Police said the bus then headed to the Lawrence East SRT station where a man boarded.

Toronto police / handout

Officers said the man then allegedly sexually assaulted the girl, before exiting in the Markham Road area.

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Police are now searching for a man standing five-feet-11-inches tall. He was seen wearing a blue surgical mask, a black jacket, a grey sweater with a logo on the chest and Nike running shoes.

Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Toronto.
Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a sexual assault investigation in Toronto. Toronto police / handout

He was carrying a black Under Armour backpack, police said.

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

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