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Austin Police Seek Help in Broad Daylight Sexual Assault

By David Lohr

There seems to be no end to sexually-related crimes in the U.S.  An example is the alleged robbery and sexual assault of a young woman in broad daylight in the 1000 block of Clayton Lane, a bustling northeast Austin, Texas neighborhood street, two weeks ago.  Four black males are believed to have been involved in the bizarre crime.The victim, 20-years-old, told Detective John Sevier of the Austin Police Department's sex crimes unit, that she had been driving near Cameron Road and U.S. Highway 290, minding her own business when, shortly past 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008, a brown coupe with four men inside drove alongside her and demanded that she pull to the side of the road.  One of the men was brandishing a black gun.  Fearing that she would be shot if she didn't comply, the young woman stopped along Clayton Lane...continue to full post

Full post as published by Bizarre Crimes of the Week on May 14, 2008 (boomark / email).