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Police investigate sex assault of girl, 16, in Frankford

She was grabbed by three males wearing masks, and driven to an abandoned property where she was sexually assaulted, police said.

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Philadelphia police are investigating the reported sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in Frankford Thursday night.

The victim told police that about 6:45 p.m., she was grabbed off the street, near Orthodox Street and Trenton Avenue, by three men wearing black ski masks.

She was forced into a small, black vehicle, then driven to an abandoned property, on the 1300 block of Foulkrod Street, about a mile away, where she was sexually assaulted.

Afterward, she was able to escape and made her way to a relative's house, where medics arrived and treated her. She did not need further medical attention.

Police were investigating the property on Foulkrod Street. No arrests were reported, and no further information was immediately available.