83-Year-Old Woman Sexually Assaulted At Bergen Church, Police Say [Video]

ENGLEWOOD, NJ — Police are looking for a man they said sexually assaulted an 83-year-old woman at the Korean Community Church recently.

The attacked occurred July 28 at about 5:30 a.m. in the church's back parking lot at 147 Tenafly Road, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said.

The woman was followed through the parking lot of St. Cecilia's Church when a Hispanic man grabbed her and tackled her to the ground in a doorway of the Korean Community Church, Torell said. The man eventually stopped attacking and calmly walked away when the victim waved down a passing vehicle, he said.

The woman's injuries were minor.

Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and the Englewood Police Department are looking at video taken from different places in the neighborhood, the captain said. Authorities think the man may live nearby and are asking the public's help in trying to identify him.

Police will release more video as it is recovered during the investigation.

Torell said the attack appears to be random, but urged area residents to be aware of their surroundings when walking late at night and early in the morning.

Patrols by uniformed and plainclothes police officers have been increased.

The Englewood Crime Stoppers group is offering up to $1,000 for any information that significantly helps authorities during the investigation. Anyone who may have information about the attack is asked to call Englewood Police detectives at 201-568-4875, 844-466-6789 or visit bergencrimestoppers.org.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated that the attack occurred at St. Cecilia's. The attack occurred at the Korean Community Church. Police provided incorrect information. Patch regrets the error.

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A screenshot of a video of the suspect wanted for the sexual assault./Surveillance video of the attack/Courtesy of Englewood Police Department