A 27-year-old woman was sexually assaulted early Sunday after a man followed her into an apartment building in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department.
The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. near Bedford Avenue and Willoughby Avenue. Police stated the suspect initially made unwanted physical contact on the street, slapping the woman's rear end, before following her into the building and assaulting her.
The victim was treated for her injuries at a local hospital. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction and has not been apprehended. It is unclear if the victim knew her assailant.