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Victim of sexual assault in Cambridge tells police she has no memory of the attack

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Sexual assault victim tells police she has no memory of Cambridge attack, officials say

TONIGHT. PETER. YES, JOHN. WE’RE HERE ON FRANKLIN STREET, RIGHT NEXT TO THE LIBRARY. AND THAT’S WHERE THIS ALL STARTED, POLICE SAY. WE KNOW THE VICTIM HERE IS AN ADULT WOMAN. SHE TOLD POLICE THAT THIS MORNING, AROUND 12:30, SHE TALKED TO THREE PEOPLE. HERE. THEN SHE SAID SHE COULDN’T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, BUT WAK UP IN A PARKING LOT IN CENTRAL SQUARE AFTER BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE IS BEING TREATED. AS FOR THE WOMEN THAT LIVE IN THIS AREA, THEY ARE TERRIFIED IT COULD BE A MANAGER ON THE RUN. I DON’T LIKE WHAT HAPPENED. AND I HOPE THE POLICE FIND THE PERPETRATOR, BECAUSE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN’T FOUND HIM MEANS HE’S STILL OUT HERE. SOMETIMES I FEEL, UM, VERY SAFE HERE. BUT MOST OF THE TIME, YOU KNOW, I’M REALLY CAREFUL NOT TO BE OUT AT NIGHT. NOW THE POLICE HAVE BEEN OUT HERE ALL EVENING STAFFING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY SAY THE VICTIM IS HOMELESS. AND NEIGHBORS TELL US THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING AROUND THE LIBRARY AND THERE IS A LOT OF DRUG ACTIVITY THERE AS WELL. POLICE ARE URGING ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING TO CALL 911. ALSO IF YOU FEEL THREATENED OR ENCOUNTER ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. NOW OF COURSE THERE ARE DETAILS. THEY ARE VERY LIMITED TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS CRIME HERE. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED, YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL CAMBRIDGE POLICE LIVE AT CENTRAL SQUARE IN CAMBRIDGE.

Sexual assault victim tells police she has no memory of Cambridge attack, officials say

A woman who told police she was sexually assaulted early Tuesday morning in Cambridge said she could not remember the events leading up to the attack, according to authorities in the Massachusetts city. Cambridge police said the woman told officers she was talking to three people in the 200 block of Franklin Street around 12:20 a.m. and then could not remember what happened until she woke up in a parking lot in the Central Square area and realized she had been sexually assaulted. Police said the woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she is being treated. Throughout Tuesday evening, officers patrolled the 200 block of Franklin Street, which is near the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library. Police said the victim of the sexual assault is homeless. Local residents told NewsCenter 5 that many homeless people sleep near the library and that there is a lot of drug dealing in the area. Cambridge police are asking anyone with information about Tuesday’s incident to call their Crime Stoppers at 617-349-9151 or submit a tip online. Cambridge police are urging residents to call 911 immediately if they feel threatened or observe suspicious activity. Previous coverage:

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts —

A woman who told police she was sexually assaulted in Cambridge early Tuesday morning said she could not remember the events leading up to the attack, according to authorities in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Cambridge police said the woman told officers she was talking to three people in the 200 block of Franklin Street around 12:20 a.m. and then had no memory of what happened until she woke up in a parking lot in the Central Square area and realized she had been sexually assaulted.

According to police, the woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she is being treated.

Officers patrolled the 200 block of Franklin Street, near the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library, throughout Tuesday evening.

Police say the victim of the sexual assault is homeless. Local residents told NewsCenter 5 that many homeless people sleep near the library and that there is a lot of drug dealing in the area.

Cambridge police are asking anyone with information about Tuesday’s incident to call Criminal Investigation at 617-349-9151 or submit a tip online.

Cambridge police said residents should call 911 immediately if they ever feel threatened or observe suspicious activity.

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