A 44-year-old Surrey man is facing a sexual assault charge after an incident Wednesday afternoon at the Granville skytrain station.
A woman was allegedly grabbed by a man standing behind her as she was heading up the escalator.
Transit Police arrested a man as they heard her scream, then hit him with her purse.
Officers say Harminder Singh Takhar has been released under the condition he not take the skytrain.
He is known to police.