Man charged after 'unprovoked' assaults of several females at Union Station: police
Accused made 'anti-women comments' after his arrest, police say
Toronto police have arrested a man in connection with a string of alleged hate-motivated assaults against several females at Union Station on Monday.
Just before 9 a.m., police responded to several reports of assault at the station, where they say the man approached several female victims and assaulted them unprovoked. Police have not released the victims' ages.
"Following his arrest, he made anti-women comments," police said in the release.
Police did not provide further detail about the alleged assaults, saying only that the victims' injuries were non-life-threatening and the incident is being investigated as a hate-motivated.
The 23-year-old accused of no fixed address has been charged with 10 counts of assault.
He was scheduled to appear in court in Toronto for a bail hearing Monday morning.
Anyone with more information about the incident is encouraged to contact police or Crime Stoppers.