Sexual Assault Alert, Birchmount Road and Finch Avenue East area, Update, Police believe Chinese women are being targeted

The Toronto Police Service is alerting the public to a sexual assault investigation and requesting their assistance identifying the suspect.

It is reported that:

- on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at approximately 8 p.m., a man attended a 43-year-old woman's apartment building in the Birchmount Road and Finch Avenue East area

- the man was invited into the apartment by the woman, because he claimed to be interested in subletting the unit

- while inside the apartment, the man tied up the woman and sexually assaulted her

- the man then pulled out a gun, pointed it at the woman and robbed her of her personal items

- the man fled many hours later

The man is described as being of Asian descent, 5'9" with a medium build. He was wearing a dark pea coat, dark-blue toque, dark-coloured scarf, blue jeans, light-brown/tan shoes or boots, and a black or grey satchel-style knapsack.

Police believe the suspect is targeting Chinese women.

Police believe there may be more victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, 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. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.


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