Young mother sexually assaulted on the El 0
Jul24
By Shannon McDonald
A mother holding her baby was sexually assaulted on the El Thursday afternoon. The 22-year-old boarded the train at Bridge and Pratt while holding her young baby. Then a man sat down next to her, pressing a knife into her side, concealing it as he sexually assaulted her all the way to Eighth and Market streets. He then got off the train, walking in the opposite direction of the woman. Other people were on the train at the time, though no one could see the knife. The suspect is a white man, 35 to 40 years old, clean shaven with slicked back blonde hair.
This is just awful. Even if none of the other passengers could see the knife, I’m surprised nobody noticed that something was wrong. Words had to have been exchanged between the people involved at some point.
I hope the police catch him and he is duly punished. Incidents like this are all too common… I’ve heard of campaigns in other cities to prevent sexual harassment and assault on public transportation. We should be taking similar measures here.
This is horrible! How could no other person on the El noticed what was happening? This man should be caught and punished for his crimes, imagine attacking a woman holding a small baby – what a coward he must be. I hope he enjoys prison.