Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nOn Friday, detectives in Broward County announced the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect wanted in connection to an attempted sexual battery.<\/p>\n
Teen charged in attempted sexual battery of woman in Weston <\/p>\n
He has been identified as Anthony Alejandro Gonzalez Tovar. <\/p>\n
The incident happened around 4:39 p.m. on April 8 along the 16300 block of Golf Club Road in Weston. <\/p>\n
The victim told police she was sitting on the grass when authorities said she was grabbed from behind by an unknown subject, struggling with her attacker before he got up and fled after putting his shoes on. <\/p>\n
Video footage was obtained by investigators, who said it showed the light-skinned suspect wearing a khaki-colored hoodie and distinctive red and black pants \u201cexposing and pleasuring himself in an adjacent parking lot\u201d before he was seen \u201cslowly approaching the victim, surveying his surroundings and removing his shoes before grabbing her from behind,\u201d according to deputies. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s sad because he\u2019s 17 years old,\u201d said neighbor Abigail Lopez. \u201cIt\u2019s sad on both ends … the victim of course.\u201d <\/p>\n
Deputies said Gonzalez Tovar was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center for processing. <\/p>\n
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