Crime & Safety

Man Gropes Woman, Demands Oral Sex in 23rd and Park Subway Station

She screamed, he fled the station, and police are searching for him.

A man exposed his penis to a woman in the 6 train station at 23rd Street and Park Avenue on Saturday, grabbed her arm and demanded she perform a criminal sexual act, the NYPD said Wednesday.

The woman, 32, screamed when he grabbed her from behind and demanded oral sex at around 10:21 p.m. He told her to "shut up" and let her go. The suspect then fled the station at 22nd Street and Park Avenue. Police are still searching for the man.

Police described the suspect as a muscular Hispanic man in his 30s, 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, with a shaved head and goatee. He was last seen wearing a red shirt and beige shorts.

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Anyone with information in regards to this incident should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit your tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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