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Police Release Sketch Of Unlawful Sexual Contact Suspect

DENVER (CBS4) - Police in Denver would like the public's help identifying a suspect in an unlawful sexual contact case.

According to police, the incident happened on Oct. 16 at approximately 5 p.m. in the in Central Park located in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Beeler Street in the Stapleton neighborhood.

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(credit: Denver Police Department)

On Facebook friends of the victim say she was stopped by the suspect while on a run and was asked for directions to the library. She continued on and didn't hear him chase her because she was listening to music too loudly.

The woman was attacked when she ran downhill out of the site of other runners in the park. The suspect groped her and fled when she screamed.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, 6 feet tall with an athletic build. He has thick brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing turquoise athletic shorts.

Additional Information From The Denver Police Department

Remain anonymous and earn up to $2,000. Call Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-STOP (7867). Text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter the message, or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com; or use the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers mobile app which is immediately available as a free download on smartphones.

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