Museum of Science and Industry Child Abuse Suspect Wanted – NBC Chicago

Chicago police are looking for the person who sexually assaulted a girl at the Museum of Science and Industry after she became separated from her group, authorities said.

The crime in question occurred Thursday at the museum, 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Chicago police issued a community alert Saturday explaining that the 10-year-old girl, who was separated from her group, was approached by the suspect, who offered to help her find the group. The child was taken to the second floor of the museum, where she asked to use the restroom, police said.

The girl was using the restroom when the suspect entered the room, crawled under the stall door and touched the child’s genitals with his hand, police said. The girl then kicked at the perpetrator, who fled from the toilet.

The suspect is described as between 30 and 40 years old, weighing 160 to 180 pounds and approximately 6 feet to 6 feet tall. He is believed to have curly, light brown hair, a beard and a tattoo of a roaring lion on his neck.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Bureau of Detectives Special Investigations Unit at 312-492-3810.