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Jogger Sexually Assaulted at Rainbow Beach Park, Police Say

By Emily Morris | October 2, 2013 7:44am
 Cops said a woman was sexually assaulted as she was jogging at Rainbow Beach Park. (file photo).
Cops said a woman was sexually assaulted as she was jogging at Rainbow Beach Park. (file photo).
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CHICAGO — Cops are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a jogger at Rainbow Beach Park Saturday afternoon, police said in a community alert.

The 24-year-old woman was jogging along the trail near the 7800 block of South South Shore Drive about 12:15 p.m. when a man approached her from behind, according to the alert.

The man knocked her to the ground and sexually assaulted her before taking off, police said.

He was described in the alert as a black man about 30 years old, between 6 feet and 6 feet 5 inches tall with medium build and black shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was last seen wearing a red baseball cap, black T-shirt and blue jeans, according to the alert. The attacker is said to have a foul odor, according to police.

Cops asked anyone with information about the attack to call 312-747-8271.