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Man Gropes 11-Year-Old Boy Waiting for Bus on Flushing Avenue, NYPD Says

By Gwynne Hogan | April 13, 2015 6:45pm
 A man groped an 11-year-old boy while he was waiting for the bus on Flushing Avenue near the Marcy Houses on Sunday morning, police said.
A man groped an 11-year-old boy while he was waiting for the bus on Flushing Avenue near the Marcy Houses on Sunday morning, police said.
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BROOKLYN — A man groped an 11-year-old boy who was waiting for the bus on Flushing Avenue near the Marcy Houses on Sunday morning, police said.

The man touched the boy's groin from behind at about 9:20 a.m. then fled on foot towards the nearby housing project, police said.

The victim did not suffer any physical wounds after the incident, police said.

Several images of the suspect were caught by a nearby surveillance camera. The man pictured is guessed to be around 20 years old, about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and is wearing blue shorts, a black jacket and black sneakers and carrying a hefty duffel bag.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.