Two men wanted for separate sex attacks on Melbourne buses
The man on the left is wanted over the October 5th assault, while the man on the right is wanted over the September 17th incident. Nine
Two men are being hunted by police after separate sex attacks on Melbourne buses in the past month.
In the first assault, on September 17, police said a teenager boarded the bus from Hallam to Narre Warren at 1.50pm and put her bag on the seat next to her.
The man, who was unknown to the 17-year-old girl, approached her and removed the bag from the seat and placed it on her lap.
He then sexually assaulted the girl and made inappropriate conversation before getting off the bus at a shopping centre on Overland Drive.
The man is perceived to be Middle Eastern in appearance, is aged in his 30s and has a receding hairline.
He was wearing a black suit jacket, sunglasses, and spoke with a heavy accent.
Meanwhile, in the second assault, a 48-year-old woman boarded a bus on Patterson Street in Moonee Ponds at 2.30pm on October 5.
The woman was sitting on the bus when a man randomly approached her and sexually assaulted her.
The woman tried to move away from the man but he followed her to the front of the bus.
She disembarked the bus at the intersection of Sydney Road and Brunswick Road but the man continued to follow and harass her until she was able to get help from a passer-by.
The man then fled on foot north along Sydney Road.
The man is believed to be aged in his 40s with an olive complexion, short dark hair and a scar on his left cheek.
He was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans and spoke with an accent.
Detectives have released CCTV of both men in the hopes someone will recognise the offenders.
Anyone with information is being urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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