Sexual Assault Alert, Jarvis Street and Maitland Street

Toronto Police Service News Release

Sexual Assault Alert, Jarvis Street and Maitland Street

Friday, December 6, 2013 - 9:39 AM
51 Division:  416-808-7474

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a report of a sexual assault.

It is reported that:

- on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 11:15 a.m. police responded to a call in the Jarvis Street and Maitland Street area for a sexual assault

-a woman was walking along the sidewalk when a man approached her from the opposite direction and sexually assaulted her

-the man was last seen walking westbound on Wellesley Street, near Yonge Street

He is described as black, 5'9"-5'10", 25-35, medium build, with a noticeable gap between his front teeth. He was wearing a grey winter hat with ear flaps and a black winter jacket.


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.

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.

Constable Sarah Diamond, Corporate Communications, for Detective Ken Lee, Sex Crimes Unit