ORLANDO, Fla. — Residents in Orlando's Milk District east of downtown were on edge Friday after police say a man broke into a home and raped a woman.

  • Woman says people walk through neighborhood from nearby bars
  • Woman: Man who broke into home has dark complexion, medium build
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Orlando Police Sgt. Eduardo Bernal said the incident allegedly happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. Thursday on the 200 block of Hillside Avenue in Orlando.

According to Bernal, a woman who had just moved into the home was raped.

She talked with Spectrum News 13. She said a male attacker somehow quietly made his way into her family’s home. She didn’t know he was inside the home until she woke up to him sexually assaulting her.

The woman said she has no idea who the man was, but she says in just the three weeks she’s lived at her home, she’s noticed a lot of people who walk through the neighborhood from nearby bars.​

According to an Orlando Police report, the woman's partner and a dog were also in the home at the time. The woman's partner said he was awoken by her screams and told police that when he woke up, he saw another person in the room.

The woman said it happened quickly, she didn’t get a good look at her attacker. She's now working with Orlando Police to develop as much of a description of the man as she can.

Investigators and the woman say the intruder had a dark complexion, medium build, and is about 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10 tall.

A resident who lives just a couple of houses down described the incident as scary and unnerving.

"It’s surprising, and I know it happens a lot but it’s like when it’s this close it’s too close for comfort," Mary Moyers said. "I check a lot when I lock the doors, but I think I’ll check a little more now."

Earlier this week, two men allegedly stole a vehicle and sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint at Summerfield Apartments off Kirkman Road in Orlando, but police emphasize the two cases are not connected. 

"There does not appear to be any relation between reported sexual battery cases from this week. Our Special Victims Unit generally receives several sexual battery reports per week," said an OPD spokesperson.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.