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11-Year-Old Boy's Pants Stripped Off at Knifepoint in Bronx Park: NYPD

By Aidan Gardiner | June 2, 2017 9:34am | Updated on June 5, 2017 8:57am

THE BRONX — A man forced an 11-year-old boy to lay on the ground at knifepoint and strip off his pants in an attempted sexual assault Tuesday, NYPD officials said.

The suspect, who appeared to be about 17 to 19 years old, grabbed the victim from behind near White Plains Road and Magenta Street around 3:30 p.m. and forced him into nearby Bronx Park where he demanded cash, police said.

The man said he had a knife and pulled the victim's pants down, but the boy resisted so the suspect fled, police said.

The suspect was last seen in a blue hoodie, blue jeans and white and blue sneakers, police said.