Monday, September 21, 2009, starting at 12:45 am, a female was sexually assaulted by two unknown African-American males at different times and locations. The first assault occurred while the victim was using a pay phone near Mike’s Grocery on the 2500 block of Edison Ave. The victim was grabbed by the first assailant and sexually assaulted in a nearby field. The victim reported falling unconscious for approximately 30 minutes. The victim did not provide any further description of the assailant.
Upon regaining consciousness, the victim began walking on Fitzgerald St. where she was forced into a vacant house by another unidentified African-American male and sexually assaulted. The victim did not provide any further description of the assailant.
After the assault, the victim walked to the Amoco on the 600 block of Stockton and contacted JSO at approximately 4 am.
The victim could not provide information about the suspects, could not identify the vacant house of the second assault and experienced difficulty answering questions asked by the reporting officer. The officer reported the victim was incoherent and had recently engaged in using illegal narcotics. The victim reported pain in her arm and the right side of her face and the reporting officer noted swelling on the right side of her face as well as dried blood under her nose.
The victim was transported to Shands for medical treatment and the case was forwarded to the JSO Sex Crimes unit. No suspects have been apprehended.
If you have any information regarding either sexual battery, please contact JSO at 630-0500 and request to speak with Sex Crimes Detective C. M. White.
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