EDGEWATER — In the second incident of its kind in a year, a Loyola University student was grabbed from behind in the 6300 block of North Winthrop Avenue and groped by a man on a bike, according to university police.
Just before 1 a.m. on Sept. 7, a student was walking south in front of 6333 N. Winthrop Ave., near Simpson Hall, when a man on a light gray bike came up from behind and sexually abused the student, who police said was able to "break free" and call for help.
The man was described as being between ages 20 and 25, about 5-foot-seven and 160 pounds with medium-length black hair and a black beard.
He was last seen heading north on Winthrop wearing a black head band, T-shirt, cargo shorts and a black and gray backpack, police said.
In November last year, another student was attacked near 6310 N. Winthrop Ave. by a man after that student was walking back to campus from the Granville "L" station. In that case, between the student housing buildings and the alumni house, the woman was "inappropriately groped twice" by an unknown man, police said.
While the victim ran northbound toward Regis Hall, the man fled westbound on Sheridan Road in the November incident.
