TORONTO – Toronto police are looking for a man in his early 20s in connection with the sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl.

Police said the child was shopping with her mother near Lansdowne Avenue and Bloor Street West on Feb. 15 when a man approached her from behind and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described as:

  • Light-brown complexion
  • 20-25 years old
  • 5’7″-5’9″
  • Medium build
  • Short, dark hair
  • Was wearing a grey/black, striped, hooded sweatshirt, jeans with faded areas on the front and the back, dark shoes and a black 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, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).