Good Samaritan saves woman being sexual assaulted

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It happened in this alleyway the victim tells us it was dark it was deserted when she was on her way home now it's about 51 she's petite -- -- The attacker is much much larger and she says he though she offered him money to -- quietly alone.

What he won it was something much more.

All of a crime of opportunity early Saturday morning a woman was walking alone in this Lincoln square -- -- police say.

Point seven year old Adam on -- who -- tearing up her clothing and sexually assaulting her.

I turned around and this man came out and no way.

Not seen me then he put his hand over my mouth and and I couldn't believe worrying he said if I -- -- scream or make any kind of noise or sound he was signs tell me.

My wife came downstairs -- had fallen asleep on the couch and she woke me up and she was so little hysterical.

And -- that there's a woman being assaulted in her -- they picked up a shovel popped over the fence and senator running down the Alley.

And immediately assailants -- -- the coming.

He got up.

And it senator running west's.

Ron thank husband father and real life Superman -- shots -- for nearly three blocks.

Before nabbing him and fighting a nearby police cruiser.

It was either get hammered at the police I think and you the -- -- their points and went to the middle -- streets like this very patrol car down.

And then immediately took he's found turn right in the park and -- immediately.

The victim -- from a ties in the otherwise secure backdrop of the family friendly Lincoln square neighborhood.

And Sasha -- did justified the assault.

Just some excuses like you know that -- is if he knew that person.

And clearly he didn't.

-- shadow who works as a cab drivers charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and attempted robbery.

Heather Green well who lives nearby signed up for self defense classes last year.

She says the lessons learned can go a long way.

If you can run just -- and and also down and set it just screening mail SE fired because that's gonna get people's attention fast here.

Part of me says I think if anybody would have come across a situation like that I think -- probably reacted the same way.

The victim who we are not identifying because of the nature of this crime tells us that detectives have informed her that there could be.

More victims out there she sensed that the attack are apparently.

And fast to the crime and also told investigators that he's done this before.

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