WOMAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN PROSPECT PARK

This from New York 1:

As of Friday night, police in Brooklyn were still searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Prospect Park overnight.

Investigators say the attack happened at about 2 a.m.

The victim was reportedly approached near the ball fields on the south end of the park by a man who either had a gun, or said he had one. The man then sexually attacked the woman.

The victim then called for help after the attack and was taken to Methodist Hospital. Doctors describe her as being in good condition.

Women who say they use the park every day said they were being extra vigilant following the attack.

“Precautions, you know, common sense,” said one woman. “I don’t think things happen all the time, but I don’t want to be the next one that it’s going to happen to. So, I think the park is pretty safe. I feel very sorry for this woman. That’s awful.”

Police are unsure if the victim was at the park for a Neville Brothers concert in the park’s band shell, but that concert wrapped up at about 10:30 p.m.

“Well, two o’clock in the morning. Even though the concert ended about 10, 10:30, no one should be in the park at two o’clock in the morning,” said another. “It’s not a safe time.”

"I'm not saying it's her fault, there is no justification for that," said a third. "But, at two o'clock in the morning I would never do that."

Police are not describing the attack as a rape, but as a sexual assault. They have not yet released a description of the suspect.