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An unidentified teenager is wanted after two women were sexually assaulted in 24 hours in the same neighborhood of Scarborough last week.
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Toronto police say the first incident occurred along the Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trail, west of Birchmount Rd. – north of Eglinton Ave. E. – shortly before 6 p.m.
“A woman was running east on the Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trail between Crockford Blvd. and Birchmount Rd. (When) an unknown teenager blocked her passage with her bicycle,” det.-Const. Brett Niezen said in a statement issued Saturday.
“Then the teen sexually assaulted the woman,” he said.
Less than 24 hours later, around 5pm on Friday, officers responded to a second sexual assault along the same road, this time east of Birchmount Rd.
“A woman was riding her bike on the Gatineau Hydro Corridor Trail between Birchmount Rd. And Kennedy Rd.,” Niezen said. “A teenager followed and stopped the woman and asked her to teach her an ’11-finger Tik Tok trick.'”
“The boy sexually assaulted the woman,” he added.
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The boy is described as being between 13 and 15 years old, about 5 feet and 5 meters, of thin complexion and short brown hair. In both cases, he was wearing a red T-shirt, black shorts, and a brown backpack with a camouflage-like design, and he was riding a dark mountain bike.
Anyone with information about the teen’s identity or whereabouts is asked to call the police at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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