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VIDEO: Man Gropes Teenage Girl and Publicly Fondles Himself, Police Say

By Eddie Small | September 21, 2016 11:36am
 A man touched a teenage girl's  butt while passing by her in the South Bronx, police said.
A man touched a teenage girl's butt while passing by her in the South Bronx, police said.
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CONCOURSE — A man in his 20s touched a teenage girl's butt and touched himself while passing by her in the South Bronx, police said.

The incident happened on Tuesday around 9:05 a.m. by Gerard Avenue and E. 144th Street, when the suspect touched his 16-year-old victim's butt as she passed him by, according to the NYPD.

The victim said the suspect also had one hand under his shirt and was touching himself while he passed her, according to police.

He then fled north on Gerard Avenue, police said.

Video shows the suspect walking down the sidewalk.

Officers described the suspect as a man between 20 and 25 years old who stands between 5 feet 1 inch and 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and was last seen in gray sweatpants and a gray hooded sweater.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). 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 entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.