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10-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused in Queens Apartment Building, Police Say

 Police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually abused a 10-year-old girl in the 110th precinct, which encompasses Elmhurst and Corona.
Police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually abused a 10-year-old girl in the 110th precinct, which encompasses Elmhurst and Corona.
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QUEENS — Police are looking for a man who is accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in Queens on Saturday. 

The girl was walking home from a store about 4 p.m. within the 110th Precinct, which encompasses Elmhurst and Corona, when the man allegedly followed her into her apartment building, police said.

Once inside, police said the man sparked a conversation with the girl and then allegedly grabbed her groin over her clothes and exposed himself.

The girl ran into her apartment and the suspect escaped, police said.

Police described the suspect as a man about 30 years old, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, 170 to 190 pounds, with a beard and glasses. He was last seen wearing a black sweat suit and a black knit cap, and he was pushing a black mountain bike at the time of the incident, police said.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, or to submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or texting tips to 274637(CRIMES) and entering TIP577.