ALTADENA — Deputies are seeking a man who exposed himself and tried to rape a woman late Sunday, officials said Wednesday.
A Pasadena woman in her early 20s was walking in the 1900 block of Lake Avenue about 10 p.m. when she was approached by a black man in his 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Joseph Dempsey said.
“He exposed himself to her, and then grabbed her from behind and tried to pull her into some bushes,” he said.
The woman punched her assailant and he ran away, the lieutenant said. The woman was not hurt.
Detectives continued their investigation Wednesday and were working with the victim to see if a composite sketch of the attacker could be created, Dempsey said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s Altadena Station at 626-798-1131.