A 27-year-old woman was sexually assaulted inside a Brooklyn building early Sunday morning after a stranger followed her in off the street, according to police, who are still searching for the man responsible. The attack happened around 2:41 a.m. near Bedford Avenue and Willoughby Avenue, and the woman was taken to a nearby hospital by EMS afterward.
According to PIX11, police say the unidentified man followed the woman into the building and sexually assaulted her once inside, then ran off afterward. Investigators say the man slapped the woman's buttocks during the attack, per the outlet's report. He was last seen wearing what appeared to be a helmet, police said, though no further description, name, or photo of the suspect has been released. The investigation remains ongoing, and it is not yet known whether police have identified or located him.
A Separate Case From Weeks Earlier
The Bedford-Willoughby attack is not the only recent report of a stranger sexually abusing a woman on a Brooklyn street. In late August, police were looking for a suspect accused of sexually abusing a woman in Park Slope, according to a report from nydailynews.com. In that case, the outlet reported that a 38-year-old victim was standing in front of a car service business in the South Slope when her attacker pushed her to the ground from behind around 3:15 a.m. Saturday near 15th Street and Fifth Avenue. The outlet reported he then groped her private parts under her clothes and ran off from the scene, and that she did not need to be hospitalized afterward.
In the Park Slope case, police released surveillance footage and asked the public's help identifying and locating the suspect, who was described as having a light complexion and wearing a tan baseball cap, black shirt, gray shorts, and black-and-white sneakers, the outlet reported.
How To Submit A Tip
Police are asking anyone with information about the Bedford-Willoughby Avenue attack to come forward through Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted by phone, website, mobile app, or text. The public can call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), with Spanish-speaking callers asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), or submit a tip by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. All calls remain confidential, and the investigation into the assault continues.
