Woman violently robbed, sexually assaulted at Etobicoke hotel
Posted December 9, 2014 2:16 pm.
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Toronto police say a woman was violently robbed and sexually assaulted by two men at the Quality Inn Suites at Carlingview Drive and Dixon Road in Etobicoke early Tuesday morning.
Staff Insp. Mike Earl said the woman was working as an escort and had arranged to meet a male client at around 5 a.m.
The man, posing as a client, arrived and the woman opened the door to her room after looking through the peephole.
Three other males entered with him and pushed her into the bathroom.
Insp. Earl said the woman was beaten in the head, and robbed of clothing, identification, cash and credit cards.
She was then sexually assaulted by two of the men.
“This lady is in the escort business, she was expecting a client, but in this case she truly was a victim,” Insp. Earl said.
Police said there have been four similar robberies at west-end hotels involving escorts who advertised their services, but this is the first time a sexual assault has been committed.
In all of the robberies a man pretends to be a client, and other men then burst in.
Police are trying to determine if the same suspects are responsible in all the cases. Insp. Earl added that other robberies outside of the GTA are also being probed and may be connected.
In this latest case the suspects are described as:
- Male, white, 19-20, five foot seven.
- 3 black males, all 19-25, wearing dark clothing.
Insp. Earl said two black males were responsible for the sexual assault.
Police are currently scouring surveillance video, hoping to find suspect vehicles leaving the scene.
