(Portland, OR) -- Police say a woman was sexually assaulted in a parking lot near her apartment in Southwest Portland. The 37-year-old woman reported the attack Wednesday morning near the complex on Southwest Oleson Road. The victim told investigators she pepper-sprayed the attacker and caused him to flee. The man is described as white, between 30 and 50-years-old, with a muscular build and short dark hair, and wearing a light-colored sweatshirt and shorts.