Police sought the public’s help Tuesday to identify and locate the man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old in El Sereno.
The Los Angeles Police Department “received information of a sexual assault investigation” Tuesday, according to a department statement.
The suspect approached the victim and threatened them with an unknown weapon before forcing the victim into a bathroom, where the sexual assault occurred. The suspect then fled the area in an unknown direction.
The suspect was described as a man with curly hair and a goatee who was last seen wearing a white shirt with green and red stripes and dark jeans.
Anyone with information on the assault was asked to call the LAPD Juvenile Division at 213-486-0570. Calls made during nonbusiness hours or on weekends should be made to 877-527-3247.
Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
