Woman Sexually Assaulted on Walk in Chantilly: Police

CHANTILLY, VA — A woman out for a walk was sexually assaulted Monday afternoon in the area of Tall Cedars Parkway and Edgewater Street, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The suspect is described as a black male in his early 20s, 6-0 with a thin build and a black mole under his eye. He was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with a Nike logo, black shorts and black crew length socks.

The woman told police she was walking on a path in the area of Eastgate View Drive. When she shifted from a sidewalk to a bike path, she saw an unknown man who appeared to be following her. At one point, she said he grabbed her rear end.

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When that happened, she screamed. Then the man briefly stood in front of her before fleeing. He was last seen by the victim running south on Edgewater Street. A canvass of the area was conducted by police but came up empty.

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