NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man they say followed a woman on foot for multiple blocks before sexually assaulting her in Midtown earlier this month.
The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect on Tuesday, asking for the public's help to identify him.
According to officials, on Monday, Oct. 5, at approximately 12:05 a.m, a 30-year-old woman was followed by an unidentified man who sexually abused her near Lexington Avenue and East 57th Street.
Police said a struggle ensued during the attack, leaving the victim with bruising to her jaw and hip. The assailant fled the scene on foot.
The victim refused medical attention at the scene.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
