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Attacker Gropes Woman During Rush Hour at Penn Station, Police Say

By Maya Rajamani | July 31, 2017 12:05pm
 Police are searching for a man they say groped a woman inside a hallway at Penn Station.
Police are searching for a man they say groped a woman inside a hallway at Penn Station.
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MIDTOWN — Police are searching for a man they say groped a woman during rush hour at Penn Station.

The 26-year-old victim was in a corridor at the transit hub around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, when a man she didn’t know approached her and grabbed her groin, the NYPD said.

The woman reported the incident to officers at a service booth inside the station, police said.

The alleged groper was last seen wearing a dark brown jacket, white sneakers and a backpack, the NYPD said.

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