8/14/07

Woman reports abduction, sexual assault by attacker in car

Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer

HICKORY - A woman walking through a southwest Hickory neighborhood Monday was kidnapped and sexually assaulted, authorities said.

The Hickory woman was walking along Fifth Street S.W., just off of U.S. 70, about 8 a.m. when a car pulled up next to her, police said.

A man stepped out of the car, grabbed the woman from behind and wrestled her into his vehicle, police said. She was sexually assaulted behind a building a few blocks from where she was abducted, police said.

She was found naked by employees of a nearby business. Her clothes were found on a street a few blocks away, police said.

The woman was treated at Frye Regional Medical Center. Police would not provide a description of the man or of the vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hickory Police Department at 828-324-2060.


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