The Toronto Police Service would like to advise the public of an arrest made in a sexual assault investigation.
It is alleged that:
- on Saturday, May 1, 2021, a woman was on a TTC streetcar on Queen Street East
- a man approached the woman and attempted to speak with her
- the man was not known to the woman
- the woman got off the streetcar in the Queen Street East and Jones Avenue area
- the man followed the woman for a length of time
- the man caught up to the woman and grabbed her arm
- the man sexually assaulted the woman
- the woman was able to get away and ran into a nearby business where police were contacted
On Sunday, May 2, 2021, police located and arrested the man.
Munish Puri, 35, of Toronto, has been charged with:
1. Harassment by repeatedly following another person
2. Sexual Assault
He appeared in court at Old City Hall on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 10 a.m. in room 111.
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