{"id":106119,"date":"2024-06-25T18:04:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T18:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-at-large-after-sexually-assaulting-21-year-old-woman-sunbathing-in-central-park\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T18:04:59","slug":"man-at-large-after-sexually-assaulting-21-year-old-woman-sunbathing-in-central-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-at-large-after-sexually-assaulting-21-year-old-woman-sunbathing-in-central-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Man at large after sexually assaulting 21-year-old woman sunbathing in Central Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(NEW YORK) — A man is at large after committing a sexual attack on a 21-year-old woman sunbathing in New York City’s Central Park, according to police.<\/p>\n

The young woman was alone and sunbathing in the Great Hill section of the park when a man came toward her exposing himself around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, New York Police Department Chief of Patrol John Chell said at a news conference.<\/p>\n

“She screams and gets up to run,” but “he tackles her from behind” and “tried to get on top of her,” Chell said.<\/p>\n

The victim fought the man off and he fled, Chell said.<\/p>\n

Officers scoured the park for witnesses on Monday afternoon, Chell said. Police said they’re checking for surveillance video.<\/p>\n

The attack unfolded in “one of the most iconic locations in the world” for New Yorkers and visitors, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Tarik Sheppard said.<\/p>\n

Police “are going to continue to be out here until we feel that this perpetrator is off the streets,” Sheppard said.<\/p>\n

There’s no pattern of sexual assaults in Central Park, Chell noted.<\/p>\n

The attacker is described as a Black man in his 30s with curly hair, police said. He has a medium build and is about 6 feet tall, police said.<\/p>\n

Authorities urge anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS.<\/p>\n

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