Police Release Video Of Man Suspected Of Metro Bus Sex Assault

LOS ANGELES, CA — After authorities asked for the public's help identifying a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman on Metro bus in Los Angeles earlier this month, police have released a video of the man — whom they suspect may have committed other similar assaults.

The victim, a 33-year-old woman, was on a bus near 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 man began a conversation with the woman before brandishing a knife and demanding money from her, police said.

When the victim did not have any money to give the suspect, he sexually assaulted her for several minutes," the LAPD said in a statement.

When the bus stopped at the southeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Figueroa Street, near Exposition Park, the man exited the bus and headed southbound on foot toward 40th Place, police said.

Police did not specify on which bus route the incident occurred, but Metro's 2 Bus travels in between East Hollywood and Exposition Park.

The suspect is described as a 5-foot-5 man between 19 and 30 years old. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a Qatar Airways soccer logo, dark pants and a dark backpack.

Detectives believe the man has victimized others and are urging anyone with information about this or similar incidents to call police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact LAPD Southwest Division Sex Detectives at 323-290-2976.