Crime & Safety

More On Elmhurst Sexual Assault Suspect; New Photos Released

The man battered a woman running on the Illinois Prairie Path, police said.

A man suspected in the sexual assault of a woman Thursday on the Illinois Prairie Path was seen earlier on surveillance footage at another business, Elmhurst police said.
A man suspected in the sexual assault of a woman Thursday on the Illinois Prairie Path was seen earlier on surveillance footage at another business, Elmhurst police said. (Elmhurst Police Department)

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst police on Sunday released more photos of a man who they say sexually battered a woman running Thursday night on the Illinois Prairie Path between York Street and the Pioneer Park area.

Detectives canvassing the area determined the man visited a business before the sexual assault occurred, according to a police news release.

The new photos (below) led to a more detailed police description of the man: He is Hispanic, in his late 20s or early 30s, and wearing a red Aeropostale "NY 86" Statue of Liberty T-shirt, light-colored cargo shorts, green Crocs shoes, and a black Chicago Bulls cap.

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The man left on a black Segway electric scooter with its headlight on, heading west on Vallette Street from York Street, police said.

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