UCLA Sexual Predator Caught On Camera

WESTWOOD, CA — UCLA police hope someone will recognize a sexual assault suspect caught on camera. The university police department Tuesday releases the footage of a man believed to have pushed a staffer while making sexually explicit threatening statements to her.

The incident happened on the morning of July 16 near Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue where the victim was walking along the sidewalk. A man approached her and began pushing her and making sexually explicit threats,according to UCLA police acting Capt. Kevin Kilgore.

Fortunately, multiple bystanders intervened to get him to stop. They yelled at him, and the woman was able to get away from her assailant. She was not injured, and she ran from the scene while the man was last seen walking southbound on Westwood Boulevard toward Weyburn Avenue, Kilgore said.

The suspect was described as about 35 years old, 5-feet-8 inches tall with a thin build, shaved head, goatee and brown eyes. He was wearing a long white tank top, sagging khaki or gray pants and could have a tattoo on his left arm and shoulder area, Kilgore said. The man might have been under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, he said.

Anyone with information was asked to call UCLA police detectives at 310-825-1491.

Anonymous tips can be submitted on the department's tip line at 310- 794-5824.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.