On September 18th, at around 6:30 in the evening, it is alleged that a woman was assaulted upon leaving a bus at Commercial Drive and East Hastings Street.
There were allegations made by the victim that she was assaulted due to her sexual orientation, an allegation that is taken very seriously by the Vancouver Police Department and one which is being reviewed by our Hate Crimes Unit.
Following the incident, video images of a person of interest were obtained from the bus.
On November 20th, those images were released to the public through Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers.
A number of tips were received, and the Vancouver Police have now identified a 45 year old Burnaby man as the person of interest believed to have been involved in the alleged assault.
The investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been laid.
