UCD Police: Sexual Battery at Russell Park; Man Grabbed Victim's Butt

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A woman was sexually assaulted while walking through Russell Park Thursday, according to UC Davis Police. 

The woman was walking through the park around 4:10 p.m. when a suspect rode up from behind her on a bicycle, prompting her to move out of the way, police say. 

The "victim didn’t feel right about the man and turned around walking back towards work," police said in a statement. "The suspect then started to follow victim and grabbed her butt." 

At that point, the victim walked back to her work but was followed to the entrance by the suspect, according to the police statement. The suspect then turned his bike around and rode north through Russell Park. 

Here's the description offered by UC Davis Police: 

• Black Male Adult
• Early 20s
• 5-foot 11-inches 
• 140 pounds and very thin
• Brown eyes, short black hair
• Wearing a blue t-shirt, blue jeans, blue baseball hat and red key lanyard

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