Woman groped in Brighton Park, police searching for suspect

Police are searching for a man who sexually abused a female in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.

The man approached the female, whose age is unknown, just after 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 2400 block of West 36^th Street, Chicago police said. The man grabbed the female from behind, forced his hand down her shirt and touched her inappropriately.

Police described the man as a 20- to 24-year-old Hispanic male between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-6 and weighing between 170 and 200 pounds. He was possibly wearing glasses, a blue shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.

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