NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The NYPD is looking to identify a man wanted for sexually assaulting and robbing a woman walking home near the United Nations over the weekend, authorities said.
The incident occurred on Saturday, December 4, at approximately 5:40 p.m., as a 28-year-old woman was walking on the corner of East 40th Street and 1st Avenue, officials said.
According to police, the suspect approached her from behind and covered her mouth. He then touched her vagina and buttocks before he forcibly removed her cellphone.
The suspect then fled westbound on East 40th Street, officials said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
