Police search for man who sexually abused 11-year-old girl in South Side alley

The girl was walking home from school in the 6200 block of South Indiana Avenue Thursday when the man walked up, covered her mouth and pulled her into the alley, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police are searching for a man accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl Thursday in an alley in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side.

The girl was walking home from school about 3:30 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Indiana Avenue when the man came up behind her, covered her mouth, pulled her into an alley and abused her, Chicago police said.

She broke free and ran, police said.

Police described the suspect as a Black man between 45 and 60 years old, about 5-foot-9, skinny with graying hair and a mustache or goatee. He wore a black shirt, black jeans with a silver belt and black boots.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Chicago Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit at 312-492-3810.

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