St. Paul Woman Sexually Assaulted After Home Invasion

ST. PAUL, MN — St. Paul Police are investigating after a man forced his way into a home, robbed a woman, and then sexually assaulted her.

Just before 4:30 a.m. Monday, officers were called to a residence on the 300 block of Snelling Avenue South on a report of a sexual assault.

At the residence, officers spoke to a woman who said she was sleeping when she heard someone pounding on the side door of her home.

An unknown man forced entry into the home and robbed her of money before pulling out a weapon and sexually assaulting her, the woman told police.

Police did not say what the weapon was.

The man fled the home after the assault and the victim called 911. St. Paul Fire medics transported the victim to Regions Hospital to be evaluated.

Officers secured the scene and searched the neighborhood for the suspect, but he has not been found.

Police said the suspect is an African American male, 25 to 35 years old, 5’10” to 5’11”, wearing a black t-shirt, black pants with a zipper on the right leg, and black heavy-soled shoes.

Police also described him as "dark-complected and having a vertical scar extending from his sternum to his belt line."

Investigators from the St. Paul Police Department's sexual violence unit and forensic services unit processed the scene.

Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call investigators at (651) 266-5685.