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CHICAGO - A suspect accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl while she was asleep in her West Side home is on the run, prompting Chicago police to issue a community alert.
The incident occurred at 12:45 a.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue.
The victim, a 13-year-old girl, was asleep in her home when she was awakened by a man, armed with a knife, who was groping her, according to Chicago police. He then fled the scene on a rental bicycle.
The suspect is described as being 6-feet-tall with a slim build, clean-shaven, and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, green jacket, black hat, a surgical mask covering his face and a blue rubber glove on his right hand, police said.
Anyone with more information on the incident is urged to call Area 4 Detectives at 312-746-8251 or submit an anonymous tip online at CPDTIP.com, using reference number: JH515656.