http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/16515343.htmFoot-fetish holdup man apparently hits againPolice believe the Fairmount robber is the same one who has assaulted women several times.By Jan Hefler
Inquirer Staff Writer
A man with a foot fetish apparently struck again yesterday, police said, in the seventh in a series of robberies and sexual assaults of women at gunpoint.
A 33-year-old woman walking alone in the Fairmount section of the city was attacked around 3:25 a.m. by someone who fits the description of a man with a fetish who accosted and held up six other women in the city over the last three months, police said.
"We suspect it's the same person," Lt. Dan Bagnell said.
In just about every case, the attacker ordered his victims to remove their shoes. He then checked for hidden money and groped or sucked their feet. He also fondled the genitals of one victim and penetrated another woman's rectal area with his finger, another officer said.
In the latest incident, the woman was on Aspen Street, near 25th Street, where a taxi had dropped her off, when the man approached her and held a gun to her head, police said. She screamed, and he ordered her to keep quiet and walk three blocks with him to a small park off Brown and 22d Streets.
The man then robbed her of $40 and ordered her to unfasten her jeans and remove her shoes, according to Sgt. Brian King. He checked the shoes for more money and then fled, King said.
MONEY QUOTE: The attacker did not suck her toes, police said.Police described the suspect as black and clean-shaven, in his mid- to late 30s. He is about 5 feet, 8 and 140 pounds and was last seen wearing a green jacket.
There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the attacker. Anyone with a tip may call the Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley at 215-546-8477 or the Police Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251 or 215-685-3265.
Contact staff writer Jan Hefler at 856-779-3224 or jhefler@phillynews.com.
