Police Question Man in Child Sex Assault

Alleged victim is a 6-year old girl

Philadelphia police are questioning a person of interest in the sexual assault of a child.

The 6-year old girl was kidnapped then attacked in the Kensington section of the city on Thursday afternoon, police said.

According to investigators, the child was walking alone to a corner store near E and Tioga, when she was approached by a stranger. Police say that man may have forced the little girl into an abandoned building.

Investigators are interviewing a man seen in surveillance video at the grocery store. He was found a few blocks away Thursday night.

No charges are filed.

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