Two taxi drivers wanted after alleged sex assaults in cabs

Ottawa Police are looking for two different taxi drivers after separate allegations of sexual assault in taxis.

Police said the most recent incident happened on Nov. 9 around 2:30 a.m. after a 20-year-old woman flagged down a taxi on Bank Street near Hunt Club Road. Police said she was driven to a residential area near McCarthy Road and Walkley Road where she was sexually assaulted inside the taxi by the driver.

The suspect in this incident is described as being a man in his 50s, balding with slightly dark skin, a chubby build and crooked teeth.

Another incident, police said, happened on Nov. 2 around 11 p.m. when a 17-year-old female flagged down a taxi in the Hull sector of Gatineau. Police said she was driven to Ottawa’s Sandy Hill neighbourhood and sexually assaulted in the taxi by the driver. The suspect is described as being in his 40s with dark skin and a medium build. He was unshaven and had brown eyes and short dark hair.

Police said in both cases, fares were not registered with the taxi company(s) because they were flagged down on the street.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault/Child Abuse Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5944 or phone Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.