Man Gropes Teen On Harlem Subway, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify a man who is accused of groping a teenager on a train traveling through Harlem, police said.

The unknown man approached a 15-year-old girl on a southbound D train on Friday, July 20 and grabbed her private parts before exiting the train at the West 145 Street and St. Nicholas Avenue subway station, police said. Police recently released photos of the suspect (seen above) taken on security cameras at the station.

The girl who was groped was not physically harmed during the assault, police said.

The suspect is described as a man in his 40s who was last seen wearing a Yankee jersey and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Photo by NYPD