Composite sketch of Satellite Beach rape suspect released

A rape victim has helped a police sketch artist develop a drawing of the man who she said attacked her at Hightower Beach Park in Satellite Beach.

The man is described as white, 30 to 40 years old, weighing 175 pounds, with a medium build and light brown hair.

Police said the man may have possible scratches near one or both eyes, as well as bruises on right fist and hand.

The woman told police that she bit the man's tongue, so he may have a change in his speech.

The 59-year-old woman was seated in her parked car at about 7 p.m. Monday when a man reached into the locked car through an open window, unlocked the door and pulled her out, Satellite Beach police Chief Jeff Pearson said.

The man pinned her to the ground, hit her several times in the face and head, threatened her life and raped her in the parking lot, Pearson said.