September 3, 2012

Police tape remained at the Esso station at 23 Ave. and 68 St. N.E. on Sept. 3, 2012. Police were investigating a sexual assault on a woman who had pulled over to text the previous night. She was attacked and then robbed. (STUART DRYDEN/CALGARY SUN)

CALGARY - Police say a woman was sexually assaulted and robbed in her car after pulling over to send a text.

Insp. Craig Skelton said the woman, in her 30s, pulled over into the parking lot of a closed gas station in the 200 block of 68 St. N.E. about 10:50 p.m. Sunday when a man entered her car through the passenger door and attacked her.

He robbed and sexually assaulted her before fleeing on foot.

"We don't have a suspect identified," Skelton said.

The only description police have of the man is that he is Arabic.

Skelton said it appears the woman was just trying to send a text safely from her car.