Suspect sought for protest assault; man charged after TTC exposure incidents

Cops say victim punched in head 'several times'

Published Oct 11, 2026  •  2 minute read

Police are seeking tips on the identity of this suspect accused of assaulting another protester this weekend during a downtown rally. Photo by Toronto Police

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Police are seeking tips on the identity of a suspect accused of assaulting another protester this weekend during a downtown rally.

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Toronto Police said the attack happened at about 5 p.m. on Saturday in the Yonge-Grosvenor Sts. area, where the victim was walking northbound on Yonge and was engaged in a conversation with another protester.

Police said the suspect then approached the victim from behind and punched them in the head “several times” without provocation. The victim fell to the ground and suffered injuries to their face and one of their legs.

Cops said the suspect is about 5-foot-5 with a thin build and black hair. He was wearing prescription glasses, a grey jacket, dark grey sweatpants and was carrying a black Under Armour backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.

Adebayo Maoli, 28, of Toronto, has been charged with sexual assault and two counts of committing an indecent act. Photo by Toronto Police

Toronto man accused of indecent exposure

A 28-year-old Toronto man is facing sexual assault-related charges after a pair of indecent exposure incidents on TTC property.

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Toronto Police said the first incident happened on Sept. 1 at about 3 p.m., when a man allegedly exposed himself to two victims while they were travelling aboard a TTC subway car going southbound at King Station.

The victims activated the security alarm before the accused exited the train.

Then on Oct. 3 at about 12:10 a.m., a man allegedly followed a victim getting off a TTC subway car at College Station and followed them onto the escalator. At some point after that, the suspect allegedly exposed himself to the victim and fled after he was verbally confronted.

Adebayo Maoli has since been charged with sexual assault and two counts of committing an indecent act.

Police said investigators believe there may be additional victims.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com.

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Cops offered few details in a news release issued Sunday afternoon, but said that the incident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. in the Green-North Service Rds. area near the QEW.

“At this time, there is limited information to provide; however, investigators believe that the shooter fled in a motor vehicle (going) westbound on North Service Rd. towards the QEW,” police said in the release.

They believe the suspect vehicle was a black, four-door Hyundai Sonata and asked anyone with dashcam or surveillance video of the area to check for suspicious activity captured on Sunday between 7 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.

The shooting response team can be reached at 905-546-4883 or [email protected].

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