Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Sexual Assault Section are seeking assistance to identify a suspect sought in connection with two sexual assaults that occurred in the City of Toronto and the City of Vaughan.

On Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at approximately 7:40 p.m., York Regional Police responded to the TTC subway station located at 3150 Highway 7 in Vaughan, for a report of a sexual assault. Officers learned that a female victim was on the subway coming north from Toronto when a male suspect walked by her and put his hand on her leg. He then sat across from her and began masturbating. Upon arriving at the station in Vaughan, the suspect approached a second female victim and pressed himself against her from behind.

The suspect fled the area prior to police arrival. Suspect described as male, black in his 30s, wearing a beige jacket, grey pants and a black or green balaclava.

Investigators are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who can identify the suspect to come forward.