Broward County

Video and sketch show man wanted in sex assault and attempted kidnapping in Broward

The shocking crime happened around 3 a.m. on Aug. 12 near the 2900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard in unincorporated Broward

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Authorities are hoping a sketch and surveillance footage will lead them to a suspect who they said sexually assaulted and tried to abduct a woman in Broward. NBC6’s Heather Walker reports

Authorities are hoping a sketch and surveillance footage will lead them to a suspect who they said sexually assaulted and tried to abduct a woman in Broward.

The shocking crime happened around 3 a.m. on Aug. 12 near the 2900 block of West Sunrise Boulevard in unincorporated Broward.

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The victim said she was sitting on a curb when the suspect pulled up in a pickup truck and offered her money in exchange for sex, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said Tuesday.

She declined his offer and started walking away, but he got out, grabbed her arm and forced her into the truck.

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The woman was able to fight back and get out of the truck, but he reached her again outside the truck and sexually assaulted her, officials said.

She was later able to break free and run to a Dunkin' Donuts to call 911. A baker was working at the time and helped her.

Surveillance footage released by BSO showed the woman running for help as the suspect flees in the truck.

"In the surveillance video you can actually see the dark pickup truck following the victim as she desperately searches for help after the vicious crime," BSO spokesperson Gerdy St. Louis said. "It is very terrifying."

A sketch also released by BSO on Tuesday shows the man wanted in the crime, who the victim described as a Black man between 50 to 60 years old.

“Detectives want people to come forward because they don’t want this to happen to anyone else. This is a traumatic, horrific ordeal for anyone to go through and detectives want to catch the individual who did this," St. Louis said.

Anyone with information is asked to call BSO at 954-321-4460.

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