Police in Queens are on the lookout for a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault incident in Forest Park.
On March 29 at 7:25 p.m., a woman was jogging inside the park when she was approached from behind and attacked with a taser. After the attack, the suspect sexually assaulted her.
She was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for neck injuries after the incident, police said.
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According to police, the suspect is a white man between the ages of 35 and 40 with a medium build. He was seen at the time wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt, navy blue track pants and reddish-brown hair and facial hair. He had a gold hoop earring.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips at the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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