A gunman broke into a house in Chestnut Hill early Saturday and sexually assaulted a woman in front of her husband, police said.
The attack happened in the bedroom of a house on East Chestnut Hill Avenue about 4:30 a.m., according to investigators. The unidentified attacker entered the room, holding a handgun, and forced the woman out of the bed.
He ordered the woman's husband, who was sleeping in the bed, not to move while he sexually assaulted his wife, police said. At some point, the attacker put down the gun and the woman grabbed it, according to investigators. She tried to shoot it, but it didn't fire. Officials say it was actually a fake gun.
The woman's husband then called police to report a rape in progress. That's when the attacker fled the house. He took the couple's vehicle as well as wallets and a cell phone, police said.
The suspect is described as a black male, 18 to 25 years old, 5-foot-7, clean shaven and wearing a black hoodie and black pants. If you have any information on the incident, please call Philadelphia Police.
