A 21-year-old Denton woman reported she was assaulted by a man posing as a massage student needing field hours Monday.

The man knocked on the woman’s front door, telling her he was a student from a massage school in Lewisville and he needed massage field hours for a class, according to a police report.

The woman agreed to help him with his assignment and let him into her residence, the report stated.

The man told the woman to take her clothes off and asked her to lie on her bed, according to the report, but the woman told the suspect she was uncomfortable with his request and donned shorts and a tank top before lying on her couch.

Once the man started the massage, he told the woman she had to take her tank top and bra off, the report stated, the woman hesitantly complied.

As the man massaged the woman’s back and legs, he asked her if she wanted her buttocks massaged, and he moved his hands up to her crotch area, according to the report.

The woman told the suspect to take his hands off her and got up to put her bra and tank top on, the report stated, after which the man commented on her breasts.

Before the woman could get the suspect out of her residence, he gave her a hug and allegedly would not immediately let her go. He also allegedly asked her on a date.

After the suspect left, the woman called the massage school, which told the woman the man was an imposter.

Police are searching for the man, described as being in his early 20s, 5-foot 9-inches tall, 190 pounds with a semi-muscular build, the report stated. The man also has a tattoo on one of his upper arms and was wearing a tan cargo shorts and flip flops during the attack, according to the report.

CANDACE CARLISLE can be reached at 940-566-6889. Her e-mail address is ccarlisle@dentonrc.com.