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Man Repeatedly Gropes Woman Aboard 7 Train, Police Say

 The man touched a female passenger on Sept. 27 before exiting the train at the Willets Point station.
The man touched a female passenger on Sept. 27 before exiting the train at the Willets Point station.
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QUEENS — A man repeatedly groped a woman as she rode the 7 train before fleeing near Citi Field, police said.

The suspect was riding the train southbound while "continuously" touching the 30-year-old victim just after 5 p.m. on Sept. 27, according to the NYPD.

He then exited the train at the Mets-Willets Point station, police said. 

The suspect was described as about 55 years old, standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 240 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, police said. He was last seen wearing a gray-and-white striped shirt.

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