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Jacksonville Beach police investigate sex battery at beachfront condo

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is searching for a man suspected in a sexual battery incident that took place at a beachfront condo complex around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers were dispatched to the condo just south of Oceanfront Park on South 1st Street just before 4 a.m.

Investigators discovered that the man entered the 63-year-old victim's residence through an open sliding glass door on the second floor of the complex.

The man is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 200 pounds. Police said he was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, a baseball cap, a white thermal shirt under the hoodie that was hanging out below the hoodie, and dark denim pants.

JBPD urges all residents to lock all doors and windows regardless of the location at the residence, business or hotel.

Anyone who was in the area or may have observed a subject matching this description is asked to immediately contact JBPD at 904-270-1661.