TORONTO, Ont. – Hundreds of men and women marched in the Christie Pits area Friday night, in another showing of strength against the sexual assaults that have taken place in the area recently.

Refusing to be held hostage by a sexual predator terrorizing the neighbourhood, the women of the Bloor Street and Ossington Avenue banded together to fight back.

“We’re not going to stand for this, it’s not okay for our lives to change because of somewhat chooses to do, or because someone chooses to victimize us,” said one woman.

The march comes on the heels of three more sexual assaults that happened over the Thanksgiving long-weekend.

Two women were assaulted near Montrose Avenue and Harbord Street while a third was assaulted near Grace and Bloor streets.

“She’s doing okay, but obviously there are some things right now she’s more concerned about than she used to be,” said one woman, talking about her friend who was a victim of one of the assaults.

The suspect is described as a black man, 23-25, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-6 with a heavy build and short, dark hair.

The suspect description in those three assaults also matches the description of a suspect wanted for nine sexual assaults in the Bloor and Christie streets area over the past summer, and police are looking into whether all assaults could have been committed by the same man.

All of the assaults were similar in nature, with women being assaulted from behind as they walked after dark.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.