This month marks three years since a jogger was attacked and sexually assaulted by a stranger in a local park. The crime remains unsolved and the investigation is still active, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced, as a reminder to the public, on Tuesday.
The case background …
The assault took place shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, approximately 100 feet off the Henry Hudson Trail in Big Brook Park in Marlboro, not far from the Trail’s eastern end at Boundary Road.
A joint investigation by the MCPO Special Victims Bureau and the Marlboro Township Police Department determined that the adult female victim had been jogging in the area when she noticed a male stretching nearby.
The man stretching physically attacked the victim, causing her to fall to the ground, and brandished a box cutter-style knife, which he used to cause minor injuries to her arms. The man then exposed himself and sexually assaulted the woman before fleeing the area in an unknown direction.
The suspect was described as a tan white adult male with medium-length hair, possibly of Eastern European descent, standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 240 pounds, wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants. He also reportedly had a raised scar on one ear, light facial hair, and a distinctive neck tattoo, as shown in the above sketch.
Anyone with information about this matter is still being urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kayla Santiago at 800-533-7443 or Marlboro Township Police Department Detective Michael Pecoraro at 732-536-0100.
Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about this or any crime can submit a tip to Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by: calling their confidential telephone tip-line at 1-800-671-4400; downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available on iOS and Android at https://www.p3tips.com/1182), by calling 800-671-4400, or by going to the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.
— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
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