Police Seek Man Who Rubbed Himself On R Train While Staring At Woman: NYPD

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who "began to rub his groin" while staring at a 31-year-old woman on the R train, they said. According to the police complaint, the perpetrator sat across from the woman as the southbound R train was leaving DeKalb Avenue station and began to do his inappropriate business. The incident occurred at around 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7. The man got off the train at Pacific Street station, cops said.

Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man who was around 45 years old with a "light complexion." He was around 5-foot-9-inches tall and 195 pounds and was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, black pants, grey sneakers and a black hat, an NYPD spokesperson said.

The NYPD released a short video clip that the woman filmed of the man sitting across from her on the train.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.