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Police search for suspect after Pitt student reports assault at Oakland apartment

PITTSBURGH — Police are looking for a suspect after a woman who attends the University of Pittsburgh told them she was sexually assaulted at her apartment Tuesday afternoon.

The victim told police she accepted help from a stranger, and was touched inappropriately by the man inside her McKee Place apartment.

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Pitt seniors Alex McNulty and Sara Kelly are moving into a home on McKee Place before classes start.

"It does cause a little bit of worry," said McNulty. "We've been living here for a year and nothing bad has ever happened and we've never heard of anything like that happening to one of our friends."

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man between 25 and 30 years old, who is 5-foot-8 inches to 5-foot-10 inches tall and weighs between 125 and 135 pounds. 

Police said he has medium-length wavy black hair, brown eyes and was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts.

"I don't feel too unsafe, as long as we're aware of our surroundings," said Kelly.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident should call the University of Pittsburgh police at 412-624-2121.

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