Woman Sexually Assaulted In Ozzfest Parking Lot ..
by TFSnewsRoom/Viacom.com
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Ozzfest Parking Lot
07.19.2006 8:18 AM EDT
20-year-old was attacked outside Tinley Park, Illinois, show Sunday.
Police in Tinley Park, Illinois, are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 20-year-old Ozzfest attendee in a parking lot outside the festival on Sunday. The attack occurred as the woman was leaving the show at the First Midwest Bank
Amphitheatre at approximately 8 p.m.
According to a report on the incident from the Tinley Park Police Department, the assault happened as the woman was walking through one of the venue's parking lots. She encountered the shirtless man and they began talking. "After they engaged in conversation, he forced her to a secluded grassy area of the parking lot where the assault took place," according to the report. "The subject then released the victim and left the area in an unknown direction."
Tinley Park Police Commander Phil Valois told the Chicago Tribune that the victim — who came to the concert from neighboring Indiana — said she initially had no reason to be scared of the attacker.
The woman described her attacker as white, muscular, 5-foot-9, about 30 years old with short brown hair and possibly pierced nipples. There have been no witness reports of the attack, and Valois said it was unlikely anyone saw or heard it.
The victim reported the incident to the amphitheatre's staff 10 minutes after she was assaulted.
Police had no additional information at press time, according to a Tinley Park Police Department spokesperson.
An Ozzfest spokesperson could not be reached for comment.