The Toronto Police Service is alerting the public to a sexual assault and requesting assistance identifying a man.
On Saturday, November 23, 2013, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was on an eastbound Gerrard Street East streetcar.
It is reported that:
- a man entered the streetcar at Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East
- the boy walked toward the rear doors of the streetcar to prepare to exit and a man forced his way towards the rear doors to where the boy was standing
- as the streetcar stopped near Logan Avenue, the man sexually assaulted the boy
- the boy exited the streetcar as did the man, in different directions
- the man walked northbound on Logan Avenue
The man is described as white, 35-40 , 5'10", 175 lbs. He had a slight goatee, a hoop earring in his left ear and a band-type tattoo on his right wrist.
TTC security camera images of the man and his tattoo have been released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.
A sexual assault is defined by the Criminal Code of Canada as any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes Unit website.
On Saturday, November 23, 2013, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was on an eastbound Gerrard Street East streetcar.
It is reported that:
- a man entered the streetcar at Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East
- the boy walked toward the rear doors of the streetcar to prepare to exit and a man forced his way towards the rear doors to where the boy was standing
- as the streetcar stopped near Logan Avenue, the man sexually assaulted the boy
- the boy exited the streetcar as did the man, in different directions
- the man walked northbound on Logan Avenue
The man is described as white, 35-40 , 5'10", 175 lbs. He had a slight goatee, a hoop earring in his left ear and a band-type tattoo on his right wrist.
TTC security camera images of the man and his tattoo have been released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5500, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook.
A sexual assault is defined by the Criminal Code of Canada as any form of unwanted sexual contact. It includes, but is not limited to, kissing, grabbing, oral sex and penetration. To learn more about sexual assault, including how to report a sexual assault, please visit our Sex Crimes Unit website.