NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – An 18-year-old nanny was raped by a stranger while caring for 3-year-old twins at a Nashville recreational center.

Metro police say it was midday Thursday at the Hamilton Creek Recreation Center off Bell Road when the teen was near the swing set with the kids when she saw a suspicious man in a black car nearby.

As they moved toward the BMX bike track to get away from him, he reportedly followed and attacked the teen.

During the attack, the victim fought the man and lost a tooth in the process. She also told the children to run.

After the attacker left, the nanny drove the kids home and called police.

The suspect is described as a man of Hispanic descent, between 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was wearing khaki pants and a black shirt with possible black stripes and sunglasses.

Police say he fled in a black four-door sedan, possibly an early 2000s model, with tinted windows and a spoiler on the back. The car also had factory wheels.

Liz Veyhl, who co-owns the Nashville Paddle Company at the park, told News 2 she wants more security measures in place to assure the park is safe.

“There are cameras that are in the parking lot and we want the place to be well lit and the more security and patrol cars we can have here the better,” she explained, adding that the two security cameras aren’t activated.

“It would be great if Metro would reactivate them.”

She hopes this tragedy will bring about some immediate changes.

“Our heart goes out to the victim. We are really saddened by the whole event and we are also willing to do everything here to work with Metro parks and police to make sure this is a safe place that people want to continue coming too.”

Metro Parks officials said they are working with police to update cameras in the parks, when funds become available.

Description matches suspect in 2nd rape case

Metro police said detectives noted the suspect in the Hamilton Creek rape matches the same general description of the man who sexually assaulted a woman on July 20.

In that case, the woman accidentally left her keys in the front door of her Hickory Trace Apartment on Hickory Hollow Place.

The suspect went inside, woke her up, choked her, and raped her before fleeing.

He was described as being of Hispanic descent between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall. He wore a black shirt and red shorts.

The victim in this case worked with a TBI sketch artist this week to produce a drawing of her assailant, also shown within this report.

Anyone with information on the case should contact the Sex Crimes Unit at 615-862-7540, or Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.