Man touches 13-year-old girl's buttocks on Midtown street, punches her father

Forcible touching suspect
Forcible touching suspect Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man is wanted for allegedly touching the buttocks of a 13-year-old girl in Midtown and assaulting her father, authorities said Wednesday.

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The incident happened on Aug. 7 in front of 229 West 43rd Street around 7:30 p.m.

A 13-year-old girl was with her father when the suspect went up to her and grabbed her buttocks, police said.

When the girl’s father tried to intervene, the suspect punched him in the face. He was later treated by EMS workers for a cut on his face.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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