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An unidentified man is wanted in connection with alleged sexual assaults on a TTC bus in Scarborough this week.
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Toronto Police say a group of people boarded the TTC bus in the area of Lawrence Ave. E. and Orton Park Rd. – east of Markham Rd. – and the alleged victim sat down beside a man around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday..
The man allegedly sexually assaulted the other TTC rider, who then yelled and moved to a different seat, police said in a statement released Friday.
It’s further reported that a child then sat beside the man and he sexually assaulted the child before leaving in an unknown direction.
The man is described as 60 to 69 years old, bald with a short grey beard. He was last seen wearing a navy blue T-shirt and beige pants.
Investigators have released an image of a suspect.
Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call police at 416-808-4300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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![John Tiano, 61, of Toronto, is accused of exposing himself to people waiting for a streetcar at Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave. on June 19, 2024.](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/torontosun/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/indecentact-e1721948287343.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&sig=UFFvCnq0_Fd9_g-2KYhZ2w)
In an another TTC-related story, John Tiano, 61, of Toronto, has been charged with committing an indecent act in a public place.
It’s reported that on June 19, around 11:30 a.m., a man was on the northbound TTC streetcar platform at Queen St. W. and Spadina Ave. when he allegedly exposed himself to multiple people.
Investigators subsequently identified Tiano as a suspect and arrested him on Thursday.
Police also say the accused has also been charged with three counts of robbery and three counts of failure to comply with a probation order.
In the first incident, police allege a man entered a bank in the area of Yonge and Gerrard Sts. around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, asked for a piece of paper, then wrote a note indicating he was armed and demanding cash before fleeing with a quantity of money.
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It’s further alleged the same man entered a bank near Yonge and Bloor Sts. just after 2 p.m. on Thursday, asked for a piece of paper, began to write a note and then made a verbal demand for cash before a security guard approached him and he fled empty-handed.
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Police alleged about half-hour later – on the same day – the same man entered a bank at Bloor St. W. and Bathurst St., asked for a piece of paper, began to write a note, then made a verbal demand for cash and took a quantity of money before fleeing the bank.
Police say a suspect was quickly identified and arrested after the third incident.
It’s further alleged officers recovered a quantity of stolen cash and other items of evidentiary value.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call the Holdup Unit at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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