A 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on Thursday. The incident took place after she became separated from her group while visiting the museum located on 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
On Saturday, authorities issued a community alert stating that the girl was approached by a suspect who offered to assist her in finding her group. The child was taken to the museum’s second floor and asked to use the restroom, where the assault took place.
While the girl was in the restroom, the suspect entered the room, crawled under the stall door, and touched her inappropriately. The girl reacted by kicking towards the suspect, who then fled from the restroom.
The suspect is described as a man between the ages of 30 to 40, weighing 160 to 180 pounds, with a height between 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 3 inches. He is believed to have curly, light brown hair, a beard, and a tattoo of a roaring lion on his neck.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact the Bureau of Detectives Special Investigations Unit at 312-492-3810.