Man wanted in attempted sex assault, robbery on Green Line train

The man approached a woman and tried to force her to perform a sex act, police said. She refused, and the man hit her in the face and took her belongings.

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Surveillance image of a man police say tried to sexually assault a woman before robbing her April 1, 2021, on a Green Line train.

Surveillance image of a man police say tried to sexually assault a woman before robbing her April 1, 2021, on a Green Line train.

Chicago Police Department

Police are looking to identify a man who allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman before beating and robbing her on a Green Line train on the South Side.

The attack happened about 11:40 a.m. Thursday on a train in the 400 block of East 63rd Street, Chicago police said.

The man approached a 28-year-old woman and attempted to force her to perform a sex act, police said. She refused, and the man hit her in the face and took her belongings.

Surveillance image of a man police say tried to sexually assault a woman before robbing her April 1, 2021, on a Green Line train.

Surveillance images of a man police say tried to sexually assault a woman before robbing her April 1, 2021, on a Green Line train.

Chicago Police Department

The suspect was described as between 25 and 35 years old.

Anyone with information was asked to call Area One detectives at (312) 745-4443.

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