Ottawa police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the Beechwood Cemetery.

Police say at around midnight on September 16, a 26-year-old sex trade worker drove to the Beechwood Cemetery with a male client.

They say she was then struck with an object, threatened, and sexually assaulted.

The victim managed to get away from the alleged attacker and run to a nearby address for help.

The suspect is described as a white man, between 25 and 30 years old, about 5’9” with a thin build and very short light brown hair, in a brush cut type of style.

The suspect was driving a newer model dark grey four-door sedan or a beige-coloured pick up.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ottawa police.