Man Offers Hudson County Woman A Lift Home, Assaults Her: HCPO

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A Jersey City woman told police that a man who gave her a ride home from Hoboken sexually assaulted her last weekend, authorities said.

According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to a local home after receiving a report of a sexual assault at 8:50 a.m. on Saturday.

The 25-year-old victim told officers that she accepted a ride home to her residence in Jersey City from an unknown man in Hoboken. The assault took place around 7:15 a.m. in Jersey City; the victim wasn’t sure of the exact location, prosecutors said.

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. No arrest has been made, authorities said Wednesday.

Anyone with information can contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1234 or leave an anonymous tip online.

The June 29 incident was the fourth sexual assault reported in Jersey City between June 29 and July 1. It's unknown if the incidents are related.

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