US Park Police trying to ID Rock Creek Park sexual assault suspect

US Park Police are working to identify this Rock Creek Park sexual assault suspect. (Courtesy USPP)

The U.S. Park Police are trying to identify a man suspected of grabbing a woman’s buttocks while she was jogging in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park.

According to authorities, there have been two reported assaults: One on Aug. 4 around 3 p.m. and one Sept. 9 around 7:40 a.m.

Both incidents occurred on the hiking trail in Rock Creek Park south of Piney Branch Parkway NW.

Police believe the suspect may have a campsite in the area of the Valley and Meadowlink trails in Rock Creek Park.

Information on the suspect’s identity or whereabouts can be submitted to Park Police by calling 202-610-7505.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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