Ottawa police are looking for a male suspect who twice sexually assaulted women by grabbing at their pants and inappropriately touching them Saturday morning.

Police said the first incident happened around 6 a.m., when a male pulled a woman's pants down from behind while she was walking and touched her inappropriately.

At 7:15, a man again came up from behind a woman, tried to pull her pants down and inappropriately touched her.

Both incidents happened on Albert Street between Bronson Avenue and Empress Avenue, just west of downtown Ottawa.

Both times the suspect was described as a 20 to 30-year-old white man, about five feet six inches tall with an average build and short dark hair.

The suspect was wearing a grey hoodie and jeans or grey sweatpants.

Anyone with information can call the Ottawa police's sexual assault unit at 613-236-1222 extension 5944 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477.