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Three female University of Minnesota students women were grabbed in the "genital area" by a man on a bicycle, campus police said today.
The assaults on the U's West Bank all happened within minutes of each other starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police said, and the suspect has yet to be located.
According to police:
In the first incident, a female student was walking on the West Bank Plaza near Anderson Hall, when a man rode up to her on a bike, "reached from behind and grabbed her genital area." The suspect then rode toward Wilson Library.
Minutes later, he assaulted another student near 19th Avenue S. and Washington Avenue in the same manner.
As he fled, the second victim saw the man approach a third woman and grab her in the same way.
Police say the suspect is black, 29 to 39 years old, with a tall, thin build. He was wearing a green hat, brown coat, white athletic shoes and sunglasses, and was riding a red bicycle.
Police ask that anyone with information on these incidents to call them at 612-624-2677.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
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