NYPD Looking For Man Who Followed Woman Onto Subway Platform And Groped Her

CITY HALL, NY — Police are searching for a man who they say forced himself on a woman at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers Street subway station in November.

The man followed a 25-year-old woman onto the subway platform shortly after 7 p.m. on November 19 and grabbed her buttocks and private area as she boarded a train, according to police. The man then took off, but cops do not know where he went from there.

The man is described by police as black and stands between five feet, eight inches tall and five feet, 10 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a black backpack, black jacket, and a white t-shirt, according to police.

He is pictured above.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). For Spanish, call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577.

All calls are confidential.

Photo via the NYPD