Sketch of Suspect in 10-Year-Old Girl's Attack

Police released a sketch Tuesday of the man accused of assaulting a 10-year-old girl as she slept Sunday night.

Her 74-year-old babysitter, who was sleeping in the same room, tried to fight the attacker in a struggle that went from the second floor down to the first where she bit his arm to try keep him from escaping.

The man tried a second time to assault the little girl, according to the babysitter.

He is described as a black man, 18 to 22 years old with a light complexion and a thin build.

He has no facial hair.

He was wearing a brown hooded sweater and blue jeans the night of the attack.

If you have any information, contact the Special Victims Unit of the Philadelphia Police Dept. at 215-685-3251.

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