Woman sexually assaulted at Jose Avenue Park in Santa Cruz
A woman was sexually assaulted in a public bathroom at Jose Avenue Park in Santa Cruz.
It happened around 10:40 a.m on Tuesday.
The woman in her early 20’s was out for a jog when she stopped to use the bathroom.
A man followed her in, pushed her into a stall and sexually assaulted her.
When the man left, she reported the assault to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
After a voluntary evidentiary examination, she worked with a sketch artist.
The suspect is described as a white man in his late 20’s or 30’s. She said he is 6 feet tall and thin with dirty blonde hair and a scraggly beard.
At the time, he was barefoot and wearing a ragged black “Santa Cruz” hoodie, ripped and dirty jeans and a black backpack with red trim on the straps and a reflective material. She said he looked homeless.
He may have been on a bike.
If you have any information, you’re asked to call Lieutenant Lansdowne at 831-212-1595.
