By Associated Press - Monday, October 15, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police in Washington say a man “posing as a driver of a vehicle for hire” sexually assaulted a passenger.

Citing a Metropolitan Police Department release, news outlets report a man got in the suspect’s SUV around 3 a.m. Sunday.

The release says the suspect stopped the car and assaulted the man on the 1300 block of H Street Northeast, a popular nightlife stretch home to a variety of bars, restaurants and theaters. It’s unclear how far they had traveled before stopping.

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Police are looking for the suspect, who they say is responsible for first-degree sexual assault. It’s unclear for which service he was driving or claiming to drive.

The victim’s condition is unclear.

No further details have been released.

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