Man slaps, grabs woman's backside in SoHo sex attack

Police are searching for a man in a sex attack in SoHo on Oct. 19
Police are searching for a man in a sex attack in SoHo on Oct. 19. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Police released a photo Thursday of a suspect in a sex attack on a woman in SoHo last month.

The 43-year-old woman was walking at Canal and Lafayette streets on the border of SoHo and Chinatown just before 9 p.m. on Oct. 19 when the creep approached from behind, cops said.

He slapped and then grabbed her buttocks before fleeing down Lafayette Street, according to police.

The woman was not physically injured in the sex assault, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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