NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police on Tuesday released surveillance footage of a man sought for allegedly following and groping a teen girl on a Queens subway train last month.
It happened just before 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, when a 13-year-old girl was aboard a northbound E train approaching the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway station in Kew Gardens.
According to officials, the suspect was standing next to the girl when he allegedly touched her inner thigh and private area over her clothing.
The girl attempted to move away from the man, who continued to advance and touch the victim, authorities said.
The suspect exited the train at the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens subway station and fled to parts unknown.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).