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Woman, 25, Sexually Assaulted Near Wicker Park Alley, Police Say

By Alisa Hauser | January 19, 2015 5:45pm | Updated on January 19, 2015 5:53pm
 The 1700 block of West Pierce Avenue in Wicker Park was the site of a sexual assault early Monday morning,  police said.
The 1700 block of West Pierce Avenue in Wicker Park was the site of a sexual assault early Monday morning,  police said.
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WICKER PARK — A 25-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by a man early Monday who fled after she cried out for help, police said.

The incident occurred around 1:55 a.m. Monday in the 1700 block of West Pierce Avenue, just west of Paulina Street, said Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago Police Department spokesman.

The woman was walking on the street when she was approached by a man who threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her near an alley, police said.

After the victim cried out for help, the man ran away, she told police.

The woman was taken to St. Mary Hospital in stable condition, Zala said.

A description of the man was not available.

Area North detectives are investigating, Zala said.

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