Crime & Safety

Man Slaps Young Woman's Butt In Bed-Stuy Subway Station: NYPD

The man was walking up the steps of the subway station when he slapped a young woman's butt, police said.

NYPD searched for a man who forcibly touched a woman in Bed Stuy last week.
NYPD searched for a man who forcibly touched a woman in Bed Stuy last week. (NYPD)

BED STUY, NY — A man slapped a woman's butt walking up the stairs at a Bed-Stuy subway station last week, police said Monday.

The woman was at the Flushing Avenue subway station at about 9 p.m. on April 17 when her butt was slapped by a stranger, police said. The man quickly fled on Flushing Avenue.

NYPD continued their search for the man Monday, and described him as 5'9" and about 190 pounds. Police released a video of the man walking on the sidewalk.

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