San Jose, California police are looking for a suspect who tried to sexually assault a woman in a grocery store restroom last month, and this week followed and then forced his way into the home of a 13-year old girl as she arrived home from school — and it was caught on a home security camera.
On Tuesday May 7th, 2015 the suspect followed the girl as she walked home from school. Police responded to the girl’s home, and she told investigators that he forced his way through the front door as she was walking through the door. She fought him off and he took off before police arrived.
The girl hid in the closet after the attack and text her dad, words pulled from any father’s worst nightmare:
?DADDY COME HOME NOW. SOME GUY TRIED TO RAPE ME.?
The bold daytime attack was caught on the family’s home security video surveillance system.
San Jose Police had this to say,
“The guy starts a conversation with her and when she opens up the door, the suspect pushes her in, tries to sexually assault her as well. The little girl is brave, she fights back, and the guy leaves on foot,” San Jose Police Sgt. Enrique Garcia said. “He’s not concerned about being caught, since he’s doing this in broad daylight.”
On April 2 2015, this same scum bag, sorry ?suspect,? is believed to have followed a 28-year-old woman into a public restroom at Mitsuwa Marketplace.?He tried to sexually assault the woman in the restroom and took off before police arrived shortly before 1 p.m.
Police released home security video surveillance photos of the man from both locations.
Here is a breakdown of the suspect’s description
- He is described as a white male
- He’s around 30 years of age
- He’s medium height
- He has a thin build
- He wore a full beard.
- When he attacked the teen girl he was wearing a black beanie, a blue long-sleeved button-down shirt, light colored cargo shorts, and a dark messenger bag.
- Police believe he may have been riding a light-blue 10 speed bicycle.
He is described as a white man about 30 years old with a medium height, a thin build and a beard. When he followed the teen girl home from school, he was wearing a black beanie, a blue long-sleeved button-down shirt, light-colored cargo shorts and a dark messenger bag. He may have been riding a light-blue 10-speed bicycle as well.
San Jose Police Department issued the following statement asking for the public’s help,
“We need to put a stop to this immediately. We’re really concerned that he’s going to strike again and we need the public’s help,” Garcia said.
The suspect is still at large. If anyone has any information about him please call San Jose police Detective Brandon Scholten at (408) 277-4102. Anonymous tips can be left at the Crime Stoppers tip line at (408) 947-7867.
Here is the home security video footage of the attack.
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