Chicago police are searching for the person who sexually abused a young girl at the Museum of Science and Industry after she was separated from her group, authorities said.
The crime in question happened Thursday at the museum, 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Chicago police issued a community alert Saturday, saying the 10-year-old girl, who had been separated from her group, had been approached by the suspect, who offered to help her find the group. The child was taken to the second floor of the museum, after which she asked to use the restroom, police said.
The girl was going to the bathroom when the suspect entered the room, crawled under the stall door and touched the child’s genital area with his hand, police said. The girl then kicked the offender, who fled the toilet.
The suspect is described as being 30 to 40 years old, weighing 160 to 180 pounds and approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 3 inches tall. He is believed to have curly light brown hair, a beard and a tattoo on his neck depicting a roaring lion.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Bureau of Detectives Special Investigations Unit at 312-492-3810.
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