Woman assaulted inside Athens bar bathroom, police say – FOX 5 Atlanta

Woman assaulted inside Athens bar bathroom, police say  FOX 5 Atlanta

Police are investigating after a 20-year-old woman reported three men sexually assaulted and robbed her inside an Athens bar restroom during a Halloween weekend event. A 20-year-old woman told Barrow County deputies she was attacked while attending a Halloween-themed gathering at Duke's & Dotties located at the corner of E. Broad Street and Jackson Street in Athens between 11 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday. She danced with a man wearing a Joker costume who offered her a drink, which she refused, according to the incident report.As she walked toward the bar counter, the man grabbed her arm and dragged her into a restroom where two other men waited. All three men assaulted her before leaving the area, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department report.The primary suspect wore a Joker mask and is described as a white man.

The two other men are described as Hispanic.The men took the woman's $100 purse along with her $800 iPhone 16+ that was inside, according to police records. She searched for the phone with employee help but did not find it, and she did not initially disclose the attack to staff.A friend drove the woman to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Barrow County, where Barrow County deputies met with her around 4 a.m. Sunday. Barrow County authorities then notified Athens-Clarke County police,