MIAMI BEACH – More than a week after a woman was sexually assaulted while rollerblading on Miami Beach’s Beachwalk, the city’s skate community is planning a solidarity rally on Saturday.
A “Take Back the Boardwalk” rally is set for 5 p.m. on the Beachwalk at 24th Street.
The woman was rollerblading on the Beachwalk on Tuesday, July 16, around 1 a.m. when a man came up from behind her, grabbed her, knocked her to the ground, and dragged her into the dunes before sexually battering her. Surveillance images released by police show the man wearing a white outfit when the attack happened, with distinctive arm tattoos.
Days later the suspect, who police identified as 30-year-old Keithy Hill Jr., was taken into custody by Hollywood police. Records show he was convicted in Illinois of sex abuse on a minor and was on the sex offender registration list in that state.
After the attack, police urged those going out at night to avoid being alone or to let someone know in advance their whereabouts, and to always be aware of their surroundings.
