Woman Sexually Assaulted In Humboldt Park

CHICAGO — A 32-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Monday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The woman was walking at about 2:10 a.m., when a stranger followed her for several blocks before disappearing.

The man then grabbed her from behind and dragged her to an abandoned building in the 1100 block of North Keystone Avenue, police said. He hit the woman in the head and sexually assaulted her, according to police.

The man took off and the woman went to her friend's house before she was taken to a hospital, police said.

The man is described as about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, in his late teens or early twenties, with black hair and no facial hair. He was wearing a black skull cap, an orange sweater, blue jeans and white Nike Air Force Ones, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area North detectives at (312) 744-8261.

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