Woman sexually assaulted in Western New York

A 40-year-old woman was sexually assaulted early Saturday morning in Western New York, Hudson County District Attorney Esther Suarez said.

The victim told authorities that she encountered an unknown man in the area between Hudson Avenue and 51st Street around 1:30 a.m. The woman said the man later grabbed her by the hair and sexually assaulted her.

The incident is being investigated by the Hudson County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit and the West New York Police Department.

No arrests have been made so far.

Anyone with information regarding this matter or wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at (201) 915-1234.