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PIERCETON - Police are investigating a report that a 27-year-old Cromwell woman was raped early Sunday in a Pierceton alley.
The woman, who ended up at a gas station in North Webster before police were notified at 4 a.m. Sunday, said that an unknown male grabbed her from behind as she left a Pierceton bar and was going to her car.
The incident occurred in an alley, where the man reportedly grabbed her hair, kicked her in the stomach and forced her to the ground. The man then allegedly removed the woman's clothing from the waist down and forced himself on her sexually.
The suspect is described as a white male 5 feet, 8 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches tall and having a mustache.
The victim also suffered red marks on her neck. After the incident, she was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital.
