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Cops hunt fiend who abducted, sexually assaulted mentally disabled woman in California

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Cops are hunting for a creep they say sexually assaulted a mentally disabled woman after he abducted her from a Long Beach, Calif., street.

The suspect kidnapped the 53-year-old victim after he spotted her standing in front of a closed bus station at 15th St. and Long Beach Blvd. when the suspect about 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 14, police told KTLA-TV.

Surveillance footage shows the man lure the 53-year-old woman, who is mentally disabled, to a car that he was driving.
Surveillance footage shows the man lure the 53-year-old woman, who is mentally disabled, to a car that he was driving.

Footage from a pair of surveillance cameras show the fiend, who was wearing dark pants and a hooded sweatshirt, grab the woman by the hand before walking her to his car.

Police said the suspect abducted the 53-year-old woman, who is mentally disabled, from the front of a closed bus station at 15th St. and Long Beach Blvd. last month.
Police said the suspect abducted the 53-year-old woman, who is mentally disabled, from the front of a closed bus station at 15th St. and Long Beach Blvd. last month.

Police said the suspect sexually assaulted the woman in the car before dropping her off several blocks away at 16th St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., according to the news station.

The suspect lured the victim into his car after pulling her away from the front of a closed bus station last month.
The suspect lured the victim into his car after pulling her away from the front of a closed bus station last month.

The victim immediately called police. She was treated at a nearby hospital and expected to recover.

The suspect pulled into a parking lot before walking to the 53-year-old victim, who was standing in front of a closed bus station on Jan. 14.
The suspect pulled into a parking lot before walking to the 53-year-old victim, who was standing in front of a closed bus station on Jan. 14.

Cops described the suspect as possibly a 30-year-old man, who stands about 5-feet-10 and weighs about 190 pounds.

Investigators believe he was driving a dark-colored sedan, possibly a mid- to late-1990s Nissan Maxima.

Police urge anyone with information to call the Los Angeles Crimes Stoppers hotline at (800) 222-TIPS.

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