Crime & Safety

Have You Seen Him: Police Release Sketch Of Child Rapist

Police are looking for the man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl off a west Houston street in October, and sexually assaulted her.

HOUSTON — Harris County Sheriff's Office child abuse investigators have released a composite sketch of a man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.

The sexual assault happened at about 9 p.m. on Oct. 5 in the 19400 block of Wood Village Lane in west Harris County.

The girl told investigators she was walking near Wood Village Lane, when the man grabbed her and threw her in the backseat of his car that she described as a black newer model Nissan Altima.

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The girl said the man drove her to the parking lot of a nearby Hotel located at 19900 block of Park Row Drive in Katy, where he sexually assaulted her.

The victim said the man was a black male, 18 to 24-years-old, 6-feet-tall and slim, with a medium brown complexion and short dreads. He was wearing a long sleeve black shirt and blue jeans.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the HCSO Child Abuse Unit at 713-830-3250, or Crime Stoppers at 713-22323-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in this case.

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