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Sources: Man Being Questioned In Connection To String Of Attacks In Inwood Hill Park

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Sources tell CBS2 an individual is being questioned in connection to a sexual assault investigation in Inwood.

The man was taken into custody Wednesday after allegedly exposing himself inside a business on Sherman Avenue.

Police are now questioning him in connection to a string of disturbing crimes that happened Wednesday in Inwood Hill Park.

In less than an hour, one woman was punched in the face and robbed, another woman was threatened with sexual assault and a third woman was hit in the head with a tree branch.

Sources say investigators believe the third victim was sexually assaulted and robbed when she lost consciousness.

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