Survivor takes to the streets to hunt attacker

“Kelsey,” a mother who was injured during a rape at her Marysville, WA home Monday,

October 15, took to the street, armed with a sketch of her attacker and a group of friends. She was assaulted at knifepoint by an attacker who sexually assaulted her just a few rooms away from her kids, after her husband went to work.

“I’m still really emotional. I’m still having problems sleeping,” she told KOMO 4 news following the attack. “I still take lots of baths and showers trying to wash the memory away, but it’s still there.”

“Someone knows him, we’re trying to get him off the street,” said Kim Kinder, a friend. “He violently hurt one of my friends, broke in her home.”

Kelsey, gripping a bottle of mace, said the she felt that she was a victim of opportunity and the her attacker is probably still in the neighborhood.

The rapist is described as a man in his mid 40s who is 6 foot tall and more than 200 pounds. The attacker has short brown hair, graying at the temples and balding at the top. He has a nick in his left earlobe and may have been injured from Kelsey fighting back during the attack. Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Rape Victim Hunts for Attacker