Man Repeatedly Slaps Woman’s Butt, Then Flees: Hoboken Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — She was on her way to the gym when a stranger came from behind and slapped her on the butt. Then he did it again. That’s what a woman told Hoboken police on Monday evening after an alleged sexual contact assault took place near 2nd and Jackson Streets.

According to authorities, the woman was walking to the Sky Club Gym on Marshall Street around 6:12 p.m. when a stranger allegedly approached her from behind and slapped her on the buttocks several times.

The man then fled the area on foot. The victim last saw him fleeing south on Jackson Street. He may have met with another man wearing a bright red jacket soon after the incident took place, police said.

The victim said her assailant was wearing a green-hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants. Based on surveillance footage, Hoboken detectives said the suspect was also wearing glasses, dark-colored sneakers with stripes on the side and a hooded jacket with fur on the collar. (See below photos, via the HPD)

Anyone who may have been in the area during that time or has information about the incident can contact Det. Christine Collins at collinsc@hobokenpd.org, or 201-420-2113.

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