Suspect who groped girl, 12, on Brooklyn street sought by NYPD

Grope suspect
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police is looking to identify a suspect accused of groping a 12-year-old girl over the weekend in Brooklyn.

It happened just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, when the girl was walking in the vicinity of Saint Pauls Court and Church Avenue in Prospect Park South, authorities said.

According to officials, the girl was approached by the suspect who then grabbed her buttocks with his hands before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction.

The victim was not physically injured during 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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