JERSEY CITY, NJ — Officials are asking the public to help find a man wanted to connection with a sex assault investigation, they said.
Just before 7 p.m. on Oct. 17, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a sexual assault on Wallis Avenue in Jersey City.
The female victim said a stranger followed her for several blocks before sexually assaulting her.
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She described the man as approximately 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-8 inches tall with dark facial hair.
Prosecutors released a photo of a person of interest.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims
Unit at 201-915-1234 or leave an anonymous tip at hcpo.org/tips. All information will be kept
confidential.
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