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Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Teenage girl allegedly groped on Mills

A 17-year-old woman from Baraboo, Wis., was sexually assaulted by a man dressed as Hugh Hefner as part of his Halloween costume while walking down the 20 block of South Mills Street around 11 p.m. Saturday, according to Madison police.

When the man saw the woman, he said he wanted to hug her and pressed against her, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. Because she did not know the man, the Baraboo resident pushed him away.

The man then grabbed her forcefully and “touched [her] inappropriately on the inside of her clothes,” according to the police report.

The victim then managed to push the attacker away and escape the scene, according to DeSpain.

Police have not yet identified the suspect, who they describe as a thinly built black man around 5'10” with a light complexion.

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