Man wanted for raping 12-year-old girl at gunpoint

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Police in New York City are searching for a man who they say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl.

It happened around 10:50 a.m. Sunday in the Claremont section of the Bronx. According to police, a 12-year-old girl was forced into an alley at gunpoint by a man and then assaulted.

The victim was later treated at a nearby hospital.

The individual is described as a male Hispanic, 20 to 25 years old, 5'7" in height, 150lbs, with a tattoo on his right forearm; last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a red and black shirt, red shorts and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)