Woman riding escalator encounters man in lewd act at FiDi subway station

A photo of the man who performed lewd acts at subway station.
A photo of the man who performed lewd acts at a subway station. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A man performed a lewd act in full view of a woman riding an escalator at a Lower Manhattan station this week, police said Thursday.

The NYPD released video of the suspect they're after in Wednesday morning's encounter at the Park Place 2/3 station in the Financial District.

A 35-year-old woman was on an escalator on the mezzanine level around 11:30 a.m. when she saw the man engaged in the act in full view of riders.

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The suspect fled the area, and the victim was not physically injured, police said.

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

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