Teen Assaulted On 4 Train Near Union Square: NYPD

UNION SQUARE, NY - A 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on the 4 train near Union Square early Saturday morning, authorities said.

At around 3 a.m., a man approached the victim on a northbound 4 train near the 14th Street-Union Square subway station and forcibly grabbed her legs while pressing his body into her, a spokesperson from the New York City Police Department said.

The individual was confronted by bystanders on the train and exited at the 14th Street-Union Square stop, police said.

The 19-year-old did not report any physical injuries as a result of the attack, police said.

The assailant is described as a man with black dreadlocks around 40 years old. He was last seen wearing a green jacket, blue jeans, and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).