Winnipeg police are searching for this sexual assault suspect.Winnipeg police are searching for this sexual assault suspect. (Winnipeg Police Service)

Winnipeg police have released pictures of a man they believe sexually assaulted a woman on a transit bus and then again on the street.

Photos taken from Winnipeg Transit security cameras.Photos taken from Winnipeg Transit security cameras. (Winnipeg Police Service)

A 21-year-old woman was on a northbound bus on Pembina Highway on Feb. 7 when a man sat beside her and touched her leg, police said.

The woman left the bus near Crescent Drive and Pembina Highway and the man followed her.

He kept pace with the victim and then groped her around the lower body before she was able to flee.

Anyone with information regarding this matter is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-2877 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).