Teen sexually assaulted by stranger just outside Issaquah

Police are asking for help in finding witnesses in a possible sexual assault of teenage girl just outside Issaquah.

The teen was walking along State Route 900 at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, when a man picked her up in his blue, mid-sized pickup truck and assaulted her, according to a Washington State Patrol press release.

The suspect drove her to multiple locations, and she was held against her will for about 30 minutes, according to the release.

The suspect was described as a 5’6″, 19- to 25-year-old hispanic male with a strong accent. He was wearing jeans, dark blue sweatshirt. He had a blue hat and visible sideburns.

The bed of the pickup truck had a blue metal tool box and white wiring on it.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Stacy Moate at 425-401-7746