A woman was sexually assaulted twice in Balboa Park Thursday night by an unknown man wielding a knife, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) confirmed.
Police said the alleged attacks happened around 10 p.m., the first encounter along the 1600 block of 8th Avenue, as the victim walked to her car parked on 9th Avenue.
As the woman walked, an unknown man confronted her and pulled a knife on the victim, police said. The man threatened to kill her if she didn’t follow his orders.
Police said the man demanded the victim walk with him into Balboa Park. As they made their way to the park, he continued to threaten the woman with the knife.
Once inside Balboa Park, the man sexually assaulted the woman, police said.
The suspect then forced the woman to walk back to the 1600 block of 9th Avenue. At that second location, he sexually assaulted her once more, police said.
The man fled the scene. When officers arrived, he was nowhere to be found.
SDPD Sex Crimes detectives said the suspect is described as a dark-skinned male in his mid to late 20s. He had short hair worn slicked back and a thin beard along his jawline. According to the sex assault victim, the man had tattoos on both forearms and on his chest. He wore a dark T-shirt, dark blue Dickies-style pants and dark work boots.
No further details were immediately released. The investigation is ongoing.
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