NYPD Looking For Man Who Assaulted Woman In Chinatown Subway Station

CHINATOWN, NY — Police are trying to identify a man who assaulted a woman at the Canal Street J train subway station in the early morning of Nov. 19.

At around 3:25 a.m., the man (pictured above) approached the woman from behind, proceeded to pin her against the turnstile and forcibly kissed her, police told Patch.

The man then threw the victim down and kicked her in the stomach and back, police said. The woman didn't seek medical attention at the time of the assault.

Police described the suspect as a white male standing 5-foot-10 and weighing about 175 pounds. The man has short brown hair and was last seen wearing blue jeans, police said.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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