Montreal police are asking for the general public’s assist to determine a suspect believed to be linked with 4 alleged sexual assaults that befell within the metropolis’s public transit system within the spring of 2025 and 2026.
The SPVM stated Thursday the incidents allegedly occurred on the Peel, Honoré-Beaugrand and Saint-Michel metro stations, in addition to aboard the STM’s 33 bus route.
Police allege the suspect would sit or stand close to victims whereas they have been driving the bus or metro and discreetly contact their thighs or buttocks. In one of many alleged incidents in 2026, investigators say the suspect additionally adopted a minor.
The suspect is described as a person in his 30s with a medium complexion, about 1.8 metres tall, with black hair and a black beard.
Police say he was seen sporting a darkish toque, a purple backpack, a beige or darkish blue jacket, a black hooded sweatshirt, denims and ochre-coloured sneakers.
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Montreal police launched 4 photos of the suspect and are asking anybody with info to contact 911, their native police station or Information-Crime Montréal anonymously.
Rewards of as much as $5,000 could also be supplied for info resulting in an arrest, topic to sure circumstances.
Investigators are additionally in search of further attainable victims or anybody who is aware of somebody who could have been victimized. They’re requested to contact 911 or the Montreal police sexual assault unit immediately, or file a report at any native police station.
Police say the investigation suggests there could also be a number of victims, prompting the deployment of Quebec’s coordinated investigative construction for serial crimes, led by the Sûreté du Québec, to assist determine offences dedicated by serial predators and facilitate arrests.
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