Police are searching for a man accussed of sexually assaulting a female UW-Madison student Friday afternoon near the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue.
According to the police report, the woman called police around 3 p.m. after a strange man approached her and pulled on the back of her shirt. The woman said the man followed her across University Avenue, grabbed her buttocks twice and said, Hey baby. Hey baby. I'm Mark.""
Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the woman immediately began walking faster to get away from the man. Police said the man grabbed the woman's waist in an attempt to slow her down as she repeatedly told him to leave her alone. DeSpain said the woman then entered the nearby UW Business School building and the man stopped following her.
Police describe the perpetrator as a white male, age 30 to 35, 5'6"" to 5'7"" with a heavy build and dark hair. He was last seen wearing a red and black checkered shirt and a leather jacket.
