Man Caught On Video Sexually Assaulting Woman On Williamsburg Sidewalk
Police are still searching for the suspect.
Police are still searching for the suspect.
A 27-year-old Australian woman was grabbed from behind, pushed to the ground and sexually assaulted in Williamsburg on Thursday morning.
The unnamed woman was walking home alone at 2:15 a.m. when a male attacker grabbed her on the sidewalk near Richardson Street and Kingsland Avenue, police say.
WANTED: black male, wearing dark clothes and work boots for an attempted rape on Richardson St and Kingsland Ave in #Brooklyn on October 4 at approx. 2:15 am. The suspect fled eastbound on Richardson St in a dark colored sedan. Call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS with any info. pic.twitter.com/Rkd8Exx3gs
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) October 5, 2018
Surveillance video shows the woman trying to fight off the attacker, kicking him at one point, but had little success getting away. The man can be seen pushing the woman to the ground and forcibly touching her inappropriately.
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Police say the attacker removed the woman’s underwear and attempted to rape her.
The man eventually fled the scene and escaped into a black sedan. The woman walked to the 90th Precinct to file a report and was then taken to Woodhull Medical Center for treatment. She is said to be in stable condition.
Police are still in search of the suspect who they believe is an African-American man in his 20s, and about six-feet tall.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577.
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