Police seek suspect in taxi sex assault
Victim assaulted near near Gerrard Street East and Clonmore Drive, police say
CBC News
Posted: Mar 4, 2013 7:03 AM ET
Last Updated: Mar 4, 2013 8:51 PM ET
Toronto police are looking for a suspect who drives a cab, after a woman was sexually assaulted downtown on Sunday morning.
The victim hailed a cab after leaving a nightclub, near Peter Street and Adelaide Street West, in the Entertainment District at around 3 a.m., police said.
The driver took her to an isolated spot near Gerrard Street East and Clonmore Drive, where she was sexually assaulted.
The suspect, a man in his 20s, is described as about five feet 11 inches tall with a medium build and a brown complexion. He was driving a white minivan cab.
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