Man wanted for rubbing crotch on woman's body on A train in front of her daughter

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man is wanted for allegedly rubbing his crotch on a woman in front of her daughter while they were onboard a Manhattan subway, authorities said.

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The incident happened Saturday around 2:20 p.m. inside of an A train at the West 72nd Street subway station on the Upper West Side, police said.

The suspect went up to the 39-year-old victim, who was with her 13-year-old daughter, and began rubbing his crotch against her leg and private parts, officials said.

After the victim yelled at the perpetrator and moved away with her daughter, the suspect got off of the train and fled. The victim remained on the train, exited at 96th Street and called 911.

A witness was able to take a photo of the man with a cellphone. He is described as weighing 180 pounds, 6'1" tall, with an athletic build, brown eyes, a dark complexion and short dark Afro hair. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, multi-colored Spiderman sweatpants and beige Adidas Yeezy sneakers.

Sexual abuse suspect
Sexual abuse suspect Photo credit NYPD

The Manhattan Transit Special Victims Squad is investigating the incident. 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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