Toronto police are trying to identify a suspect after a female sex worker was choked and sexually assaulted in the Regent Park area.
The incident happened on the evening of Oct. 17.
According to police, a man in a white SUV approached a female sex trade worker who was standing on the sidewalk. The woman got in the car with the man and was driven to a secluded area.
Once there, a violent struggle ensued, during which the woman was choked and sexually assaulted, police said.
The woman was able to escape when the man drove away.
The suspect is described as a black man in his early 40s. He was bald and clean-shaven. Police believe he is violent and dangerous and anyone with information about his whereabouts is advised to call 911 rather than approach him.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
