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Man Masturbates in Front of 14-Year-Old Girl on L Train, NYPD Says

By Aidan Gardiner | February 17, 2017 9:54am | Updated on February 20, 2017 8:31am

MANHATTAN — A man masturbated in front of a 14-year-old girl on an L train near Union Square, NYPD officials said.

The man, who is seen in police video released Thursday, and the girl got on the L train at Union Square about 1 p.m. on Feb. 6, police said.

The teen spotted him touching himself and exited the train at Sixth Avenue, police said.

The suspect got off the train as well and followed her up to the station's mezzanine before fleeing onto another train, police said.

He had not been arrested as of Friday morning, police said.

He's about 35 years old, 5-foot-6 and 145 pounds, police said.

He was last seen wearing a hooded coat with a fur collar, police said.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).