2012-09-06

Sexual Assault

Incident Details:

On Wednesday 05 September, 2012 two female students reported being sexually assaulted near campus.  

At approximately 3:35 pm the women were walking Westbound on the North side of Dundas Street near the entrance to 10 Dundas East, when a male who was walking in the same direction grabbed their buttocks.  The man kept walking past them, and is believed to have entered the Toronto Eaton Centre.

Security and Emergency Services conducted a search of the area but the man was not located.  The victims did not want to report the incidents to the police at this time; Ryerson Security has contacted the police to make them aware of the incident.   Ryerson Security and Emergency Services will continue to investigate.

 
If you have any information about this incident or have been the victim of a similar incident, please call Security and Emergency Services at 416-979-5040.  For any incidents in progress use the Emergency "80" number from internal phones.  Security & Emergency Services offers 24 hour Safe Walk escorts and free self-defense courses; please check our website for more information at www.ryerson.ca/security.   

Support for students impacted by sexual assault is available through Student Development and Counseling (416-979-5191, http://www.ryerson.ca/counselling/).

Suspect information:

Male

Dark complexion

Late 40’s

Approximately 5’6” / 1m 68 tall

Heavy build

Dark blue t-shirt, beige baseball cap

Notification Information:

If you are a witness to a crime, please call Ryerson Security at 416-979-5040, or Toronto Police Services through Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477). 

For Emergencies dial "80" (internal phones only).
To see all Security Watches, please visit our web site at www.ryerson.ca/security.

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