POLICE SKETCH: Suspect wanted for choking, sexually assaulting man in Brooklyn park

Police are searching for a sex attacker who assaulted a man at a park in Bay Ridge
Police are searching for a sex attacker who assaulted a man at a park in Bay Ridge. Photo credit NYPD, Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police released a sketch of a suspect wanted for choking and sexually assaulting a man at a Brooklyn park last week.

The 24-year-old victim was attacked at Shore Road Park and Parkway in Bay Ridge around 6:30 p.m. last Friday.

He was in the park, near Shore Road and 4th Avenue, when a man he didn’t know approached and choked him, police said.

The attacker then sexually assaulted him before fleeing the park, according to police.

EMS transported the victim to an area hospital, where he was in stable condition.

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

Featured Image Photo Credit: NYPD, Google Street View