Sex assault reported at The Table in downtown St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG -- Three masked men went through the back door of a popular new downtown restaurant early Sunday, robbed the place of cash and sexually assaulted an employee, police said.

The attack took place at The Table, 535 Central Ave., about 3 a.m. Sunday, police spokesman Bill Proffitt said.

Employees there were cleaning up when three armed and masked men came through the restaurant's back door, Proffitt said.

Police are tight-lipped about what happened next but say the attack ended with a restaurant employee  being sexually assaulted.

No arrests have been made. Police have vague descriptions of the attackers, describing them as three men ages 18 to 25 years old.

-- Casey Cora, Times staff writer