Woman says man on BMX-style bike touched her as he rode past

A woman was sexually assaulted as she walked along a path in Cambridge earlier this week, police said.Watch the reportAccording to police, a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted at 8 p.m. Tuesday as she walked along a path near 679 Concord Ave. near the Fresh Pond Reservation."That definitely freaks me out," one unidentified jogger said.The woman said a man on a black BMX-style bike rode past her and looked at her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, police said.The man then turned around and indecently touched her as he rode past, police said. The man had put on a black ski mask before doubling back, police said.The woman said the man fell off the bike on Concord Avenue, got back on the bike and fled in the opposite direction toward the pond, police said.The man was described as white and about 20-25 years old.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cambridge Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Section at 617-349-3370 or the Crime/Drug Tip Hotline at 617-349-3359 or via text by messaging Tip411 with a message beginning "Tip650."

A woman was sexually assaulted as she walked along a path in Cambridge earlier this week, police said.

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According to police, a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted at 8 p.m. Tuesday as she walked along a path near 679 Concord Ave. near the Fresh Pond Reservation.

"That definitely freaks me out," one unidentified jogger said.

The woman said a man on a black BMX-style bike rode past her and looked at her in a way that made her feel uncomfortable, police said.

The man then turned around and indecently touched her as he rode past, police said. The man had put on a black ski mask before doubling back, police said.

The woman said the man fell off the bike on Concord Avenue, got back on the bike and fled in the opposite direction toward the pond, police said.

The man was described as white and about 20-25 years old.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cambridge Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Section at 617-349-3370 or the Crime/Drug Tip Hotline at 617-349-3359 or via text by messaging Tip411 with a message beginning "Tip650."