A woman was saved from an attempted sexual assault in a Los Angeles neighborhood thanks to what some are calling divine intervention.
The woman was pushing her baby in a stroller down McConnell Avenue in Westchester about 1 p.m. Monday when a man attacked her. Suddenly, a priest appeared and confronted the man. The man claimed to be the woman's husband, but the priest wasn't buying it.
A 911 call was placed and police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted rape and kidnap, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division.
"It's a miracle," said Jeff Rothman, who lives in the neighborhood.
A neighborhood watch group told NBC4's sister station, Telemundo 52, that the Jesuit priest was visiting a friend in the neighborhood. They said he was walking and praying, before he discovered the woman in need of help.
A friend of the priest says he does not want to speak with reporters about the incident out of respect for the victim.
"He is a hero, in my opinion," said neighbor Andrea Urrutia. "Anyone that helps someone, God bless him."
