Woman awakens on Queens subway train to find man groping her

The suspect was last seen fleeing at the Forest Hills–71st Avenue station, police said
The suspect was last seen fleeing at the Forest Hills–71st Avenue station, police said. Photo credit NYPD, Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A 21-year-old woman woke up on a Queens subway train to find a man groping her, police said.

The NYPD released an image Thursday of the suspect wanted for sexual abuse aboard an E train near the Forest Hills–71st Avenue station.

The woman was asleep on a Jamaica-bound train at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when the man started groping her, police said.

She awoke to discover him squeezing her buttocks, according to cops.

He fled the train at the Forest Hills stop, while she remained on board. Police said she was not physically injured.

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

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