Police in Fairfax County are trying to determine whether a 14th woman was attacked by a serial groper who has made unwanted advances on a number of women since September.
Investigators say that a 43-year-old woman was walking in the 6000 block of Hibbling Avenue in Springfield at approximately 5:45 Thursday afternoon when a man grabbed her from behind and touched her. Police say the woman turned and yelled at the man, who ran away.
The suspect in the case is described as being between 20 and 30 years of age and wearing a black jacket and black pants.
Most of the reported assaults have taken place in the Springfield area. Each assault has produced the same general description of the suspect: a man standing between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches high. The first assault took place September 7.