Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Rampart Area detectives are seeking a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles.

On December 25, between 7:00pm and 8:00pm, the victim encountered the suspect while she was walking near the area of Echo Park Lake.

The victim was then forcibly raped in a secluded area near the lake.

The suspect was described as a possible Hispanic male in his 20s.  He stands about 6-feet tall and weighs 160 to 170 pounds.  He wears prescription glasses and was seen wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with white horizontal stripes. He also has a piercing

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call LAPD’s Rampart Division at (213)484-3624.