AKRON, Ohio -- Akron police are searching for a man wanted for endangering his three children and locking his ex-wife in a basement and attempting to sexually assault her, authorities said.

Dontrell Johnson, 34, of East Canton, is charged in an arrest warrant with abduction, child endangerment, kidnapping and domestic violence charges, Akron police said.

Johnson picked up his 28-year-old ex-wife and their three children -- ages 4, 7 and 8-- from a park in the East Canton area and brought them to a home in the 300 block of Talbot Avenue in Akron on Wednesday, police said.

The woman was locked in a basement, where Johnson ripped off her clothes and attempted to sexually assault her, police said. She was let out of the basement the next day to speak with friends on the telephone, but she was not allowed to leave, authorities said.

Johnson also punched the 7-year-old in the face when he asked for something to eat, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the location of Johnson should call Akron Police Department's Detective Bureau at 330-375-2490; the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-866-4-WANTED; or the Summit County Crimestoppers Inc. at 330-434-COPS.

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