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Gunman Sexually Assaults 12-Year-Old Philadelphia Girl Inside His Car

A man forced a 12-year-old girl into his car at gunpoint then sexually assaulted the girl, according to Philadelphia Police.

The assault occurred as the girl walked along the 3700 block of Lawrence Street in North Philadelphia around 8 a.m. Tuesday.

After forcing the girl into his four-door burgundy sedan with tinted windows, the man drove her to the 4600 block of N 7th Street — more than one mile away — where the assault occurred, said investigators.

After the assault, the man drove the girl back to the area where he took her from. Investigators didn't reveal anything about injuries suffered by the girl.

Police described the man as being in his 30s, with a short beard and ran sweater-jacket.

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