Detectives searching for Montgomery Co. sex assault suspect

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Detectives are searching for an armed man who went into a West Montgomery County family's backyard and sexually assaulted a child.

Such crimes don't typically happen at High Meadow Ranch near Magnolia. On a typical night, it's quiet and dark; in fact, not many cars pass through the area and that's why what happened there on Sunday is getting people's attention.

With sprawling homes and idyllic scenery, High Meadow Ranch is the ultimate in country living. Woods and wildlife make this golf club community picture perfect. Montgomery County Sheriff's Office officials now want residents to focus on one picture.

"It is a very good sketch," resident Stephanie Dolen said.

Authorities say on Sunday, the victim was in the backyard when the man approached with a gun, grabbed and then sexually assaulted the child before running away into the woods.

"The community, you wouldn't think," Dolen said.

Residents say it is far from typical for High Meadow Ranch, a reminder that crime can happen anywhere.

"A lot of people who live there saying they are trying to keep up with their kids," Dolen said.

At a nearby practice for Magnolia Lacrosse, many moms were just learning of the attack, and for Karen Wilkinson, it hits close to home.

"Our property borders those woods and my children use the property for recreational purposes. My kids are there fishing and paint balling and those kinds of things and I want them to be aware that they need to just be cautious," Wilkinson said.

Sheriff's officials wouldn't give us the age or gender of the victim, and they wouldn't elaborate on the extent of the assault.

The suspect was described as a white man who appeared to be sunburned and has blue eyes and black eyebrows. He was wearing black pants, black shoes and a black pullover hoodie.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect's identity is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Detective Division at 936-760-5876 or Crime Stoppers at 800-392-STOP (7867).

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