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Straphanger Rubs Woman's Butt on 3 Train Near Times Square, Police Say

By Maya Rajamani | July 20, 2017 12:14pm
 A straphanger rubbed a woman’s buttocks as she rode the 3 train toward Times Square, the NYPD said.
A straphanger rubbed a woman’s buttocks as she rode the 3 train toward Times Square, the NYPD said.
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MANHATTAN — A straphanger rubbed a woman’s butt as she rode the 3 train near Times Square, the NYPD said.

The 28-year-old victim was aboard the train traveling toward the 42nd Street-Times Square subway station around 9:10 a.m. on May 17, when a man she didn’t know approached her from behind and started rubbing her buttocks, police.

Soon after, the woman got off the train and snapped a photo of the suspect, the NYPD said.

Police are now searching for an approximately 220-pound man with a goatee and braided black hair, standing at around 5-foot-10, who was last seen wearing a blue short sleeve shirt, khaki pants and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.