Toronto Police are searching for a man in his 40s after a 42-year-old woman was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted near the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis streets overnight Monday.

Police said the woman was walking on the street at about 1:30 a.m. Monday when she was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted.

The man is described as white, between 40 and 50-years-old, six feet tall with a heavy build. Police said he has a scar on his left cheek, shoulder-length brown hair, with a goatee and a moustache. He was seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans and may be driving a light-coloured SUV.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400.