Police: Woman Sexually Assaulted By 5 Men In Brooklyn Park
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for five men who they said are wanted for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in a Brooklyn park.
It happened Thursday night in Osborn Playground in the area of Lott Avenue and Osborn Street. Police said the woman was walking with her father when they were approached by five men, one armed with a gun.
The armed man pointed the gun at them and ordered the father to leave the area, police said. The father complied and that's when police said all five men raped the woman.
When the father came back with two officers, the suspects fled, police said. The woman was taken to the hospital where she was treated and released.
Police have released surveillance video of the men at a bodega before the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
