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CTA Rider Sexually Assaulted On Red Line Train

CHICAGO (CBS) – A 26-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on a Red Line Train early Friday by an armed robber, Chicago police said.

The victim was riding southbound on a Red Line between Roosevelt Road and 79th Street shortly before 5 a.m. when she was sexually assaulted and robbed by a man armed with a knife.

The offender, who was wearing a black hooded jacket and all black clothing,  fled the train at the 87th Street station, police said in a community alert.

Tips can be phoned in to (312) 747-8380 or sent to AREA1TIP@chicagopolice.org.

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