Girl Groped, Kissed On Blue Line Train In Wicker Park

CHICAGO, IL — Police are seeking the public's help finding a suspect who groped and kissed a girl on a Blue Line train in Wicker Park Wednesday morning. The assault happened in the 1200 block of North Ashland Avenue around 10 a.m., police said.

The girl was riding the train to school when a man sat down next to her and engaged her in conversation, police said. He then began to kiss the girl and rub her thigh, according to police.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, of average height with a medium build and short black hair, police said. The man had a gap between his front teeth, according to police. He was last seen wearing a green baseball hat, a red T-shirt, a white jacket and a gold watch.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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