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Old July 1st 03, 08:33 PM
Sorni
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Woman attacked on trail
TURNAGAIN: Jogger escapes after cyclist tries to grab her from behind
near Lyn Ary Park.


By PETER PORCO
Anchorage Daily News
(Published: July 1, 2003)

A man on a mountain bike attacked a woman Monday morning on the Tony
Knowles Coastal Trail, according to the Anchorage Police Department.

The woman was uninjured, said police spokeswoman Anita Shell. The man
came up from behind and grabbed her but the woman screamed and broke
free of his grip and he fled, Shell said.

Police tried to find the attacker but could not.

This was the fourth such attack in five weeks. A suspect was arrested
late last week in connection with one attack, which occurred May 30 on
the Chester Creek trail east of Westchester Lagoon.

Walter B. Kenworthy, 33, was charged with sexual assault and is in
custody at the Cook Inlet Pre-Trial Facility. His bail has been set at
$50,000.

Police on Saturday said they are also investigating Kenworthy in
connection with a May 23 attack on a 17-year-old girl on a bike trail
near the Whaley School and a June 6 attempted sexual assault of a
52-year-old woman in Town Square Park.

Two of the three victims have identified Kenworthy as the man who
attacked them, police said, and officers are trying to find the third.
Kenworthy was in jail when the latest attack occurred, they said.

The incident Monday happened about 8:35 a.m., Shell said.

The woman was jogging alone on the Coastal Trail near Lyn Ary Park in
Turnagain, headed toward downtown, Shell said.

"She saw a man on a park bench (along the trail) and felt uneasy about
him," Shell said. The woman continued jogging. "Later this guy comes up
(riding) behind her and grabs her."

The woman screamed, however, and pulled free, and the man took off on
his bike, Shell said.

Police described the man was as being between 27 and 35 years old, 5
foot 7 inches tall and heavyset. He has curly, dark, shoulder-length
hair and was wearing a blue-and-white long-sleeved button-up shirt,
blue shorts and blue tennis shoes, Shell said.

In each of the other three attacks, the victim was on a trail or in the
park alone. Police have warned trail users not to be out alone unless
it is necessary.

"An attack has occurred every week for the last four weeks," Shell
said. "And we have one person in custody, and it looks like we have
another attacker out there. All is not safe in the city."


That settles it. Hikers really SHOULD stay off of biking trails.

Bill "going shopping for a new Van Husen riding shirt" S.


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Old July 2nd 03, 03:55 PM
Ken [NY)
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:33:10 GMT, "Sorni"
ranted:

"An attack has occurred every week for the last four weeks," Shell
said. "And we have one person in custody, and it looks like we have
another attacker out there. All is not safe in the city."


That settles it. Hikers really SHOULD stay off of biking trails.


There we go again. That's like telling a man not to carry his
wallet because he might get mugged.

Ken (NY)
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