RIVERSIDE - Riverside police today sought a blond man who abducted and sexually assaulted a girl leaving her school in the La Sierra area.

Detectives released a sketch of a scruffy-looking white man in his 20s or early 30s, with a prominent tattoo on his right forearm. His car was a faded red Toyota with tinted windows, police said.

The girl was on her way home Tuesday afternoon, following an after-school program in the La Sierra area, when she was approached by a man who forced her into his vehicle, according to Riverside police Sgt. Mark Rossi.

The man drove the girl somewhere, sexually assaulted her, then let her go, Rossi said.

The suspect was described as thin and unshaven, wearing a dark blue baseball cap.

His red vehicle was described as a 1980s four-door Toyota sedan, showing obvious signs of wear and tear, police said.

Anyone with more information was urged to call Riverside police at (951) 353-7126 or (951) 787-7911.

Sketch will be available here later this morning. Advertisement

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RIVERSIDE - A Riverside girl leaving her school was abducted and sexually assaulted by a man in his mid-20s to mid-30s who remains at large, authorities said today.

The girl, whose name was withheld, was on her way home Tuesday afternoon, following an after-school program in the La Sierra area, when she was approached by a man who forced her into his vehicle, according to Riverside police Sgt. Mark Rossi.

The victim was driven to another location and assaulted, then let go, Rossi said.

The suspect was described as thin, with blond hair and wearing a dark blue baseball cap. According to the girl, the man was unshaven and had a prominent tattoo on his right forearm, bearing an unknown design and lettering.

His vehicle was described as a red 1980s four-door Toyota sedan, with tinted windows. The vehicle showed obvious wear and tear, and the paint scheme was faded in places, according to the victim. Anyone with information was urged to call Riverside police at (951) 353-7126.