Search for man who sexually assaulted, robbed woman in Queens

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Search for man who sexually assaulted woman in Queens
The attacker also stole the woman's phone and money at gunpoint.

WOODSIDE, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman in Queens early Monday.

The NYPD released surveillance video of the man for whom they are searching.

It happened on Monday at 1:15 a.m. near 70th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, near the border with Jackson Heights.

The man confronted the 36-year-old victim with a handgun and forced her behind a nearby building where he sexually assaulted her.

The man then robbed the woman of $60 and her cellphone.

She was able to run away and later flagged down the police.

The attacker is described as white or white-Hispanic, 20 to 25-years-old, and was wearing a black jacket, light color pants, and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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