Young Girl Sexually Assaulted At Revere Beach Bathhouse: Police

REVERE, MA — State Police have a heightened presence at Revere Beach after a young girl in her teens said she was sexually assaulted at the Shirley Ave. Bathhouse on Tuesday evening.

The girl told police a young adult male tried talking to her while she used an outdoor shower at the bathhouse around 7 p.m. When the girl tried to leave, he grabbed and sexually assaulted her, she said.

The girl escaped and told an adult family member at the beach after they already had left. The girl was brought to the State Police Barracks on Revere Beach, interviewed, and transported to a hospital to be examined.

The suspect is described as a young light-skinned adult Hispanic man with hair braided tightly to his head. He is about 6 feet tall with a slender build. He was wearing a bathing suit and no shirt at the time, but prior to that he may have been wearing a dark-colored tank top and black shorts and riding a mountain bike on and near the beach.

Police believe around mid-afternoon Tuesday the suspect was riding the bike on the beach and followed a different young woman. He allegedly tried to speak to her.

Anyone who may have witnessed the attack or knows the suspect should call State Police-Revere at 781-284-0038.

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