Woman wakes up to man exposing himself in Philadelphia home on New Year's Eve: police

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are on the hunt for a man suspected of burglary and sexual assault in Manayunk. 

Police investigation into New Year's Day incident 

Police say it began around 1:30 in the morning on New Year's Day when a 20-year-old victim was walking with another person after leaving a bar on the 4300 block of Main Street. 

The two reported feeling like the man was following them and they quickly went inside their home on the one hundred block of Grape Street near Cresson. 

One victim says she fell asleep and woke up to the same man inside her home, exposing himself and masturbating.

She was not physically hurt. She says her purse had been moved, emptied and $20 was missing from it. 

Police say the suspect was last seen wearing all white and a white knit hat. 

Philadelphia Police held a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Special Victims Unit after releasing surveillance video of the suspect. 

Police say a young woman was awoken by a man standing over her exposing himself just hours after the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve in Philadelphia.

"Both complainants walked into the residence. One victim went upstairs. The second complainant fell asleep on the couch. She woke up about 25 minutes later," said Lt. John Hewitt. 

He said the victim says she woke up to find that same man inside her home committing an indecent act. 

Community reaction to the incident 

"It's a little concerning. We do not like hearing incidents like this," said Jacob Isaacs. 

He and his wife Allison Denoble were out walking their two dogs when they found out about what happened. 

"It's surprising because we always felt safe in this neighborhood," said Denoble. 

Seamus McLaughlin and his friend Melanie were walking on Main Street tonight and say a friend told them about the incident. 

"It's God awful," said McLaughlin who also says he hopes the victim is ok but feels the area is safe overall. "Nothing like that really has happened to us or any of our friends that I know about," he said. 

What we don't know:

Police initially said the man could have gotten in through a second floor window. 

"We suspect that. We are told that the complainant did not lock her front door so he may have just as well entered through the front door," said Lt. Hewitt.