Princeton Serial Criminal Sexual Contact Suspect On Loose: Police

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton police are asking the public's help in identifying a man they believe has committed several acts of criminal sexual contact in town. A release from the police department says the latest incident was Tuesday.

Around 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect grabbed a juvenile's buttocks on Linden Lane around Hawthorne Avenue, the release says. Police told Patch the victim was 15 years old.

This is far from the first time such an incident was reported in this part of town. There have been 12 similar incidents police believe are related, Sgt. Frederick Williams of the Princeton Police Department told Patch.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male with a stocky build, about 5'6" tall, about 40 years old, tanned skin and short brown hair.

Not all 12 victims provided a description, but all of those who did described the suspect as a stocky Hispanic male, Williams told Patch.

On Tuesday, he was wearing long pants and an army green raincoat, the victim told police. The suspect was last seen running north on Linden Lane.

Eleven of the 12 incidents happened on the east side of town, Williams said, and one was on Mercer Street.

Anybody with information on the suspect, the event, or who has home video cameras in the area is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Ben Gering of the Princeton Police Department.