Woman Sexually Assaulted, Beaten Near Chelsea Piers: NYPD

CHELSEA, NY — A brute sexually assaulted a woman Friday near Chelsea Piers in Hudson River Park, police said.

The 36-year-old victim was walking along Pier 62 near 12th Avenue and West 23rd Street in Chelsea when a man struck up a conversation, asking the women for a cigarette. He then punched her in the face multiple times and sexually assaulted her, authorities said.

The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment with trauma to the face and neck, police said. Officials describe the suspect, who may be homeless, as a heavyset man in his 3os.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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