Subway Rider Touches Himself Near Woman On C Train, Police Say

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — Police are searching for a straphanger who touched himself while sitting across from a woman on the C train in Bushwick.

The Manhattan-bound train left Broadway Junction station around 9 p.m. on May 19 when a 22-year-old woman spotted the man across the aisle rubbing his groin, police said.

The quick-thinking woman pulled out her cell phone and captured pictures of the man before she disembarked at the Lafayette Street station, according to police.

Police describe the suspect as a 25-year-old man who stands five-foot-eight, weighs 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a dark blue t-shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the NYPD.

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