Detectives Monday released images of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman on an MTA bus.
The 33-year-old victim was on a bus in the area of Sunset Boulevard and Vermont Avenue at 9:50 p.m. on April 12 when the suspect sat next to her, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
“The suspect began a conversation with the victim before brandishing a knife and demanding money from her. When the victim did not have any money to give the suspect, he sexually assaulted her for several minutes,” according to an LAPD statement. “When the bus stopped at the southeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Figueroa Street, the suspect exited the bus and fled on foot southbound toward 40th Place.”
The suspect is described as Hispanic, between 19 and 30 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall and wearing a white T-shirt with a soccer logo for Qatar Airways, dark pants and a dark backpack.
Detectives believe there are additional victims of unreported sexual assaults at the hand of the suspect.
Anyone with information, or who may be a victim, is asked to contact Southwest Division Sex Detectives at 323-290-2976.