Crime & Safety
Teen Girl Groped Twice At Broadway Theater: Police
A man grabbed at a 16-year-old underneath her clothes while she left the theater, and again just outside, officials said.
MIDTOWN, NY — A man starred in a disgusting two-act grope of a minor in a Broadway theater this month, police said.
The victim, a 16-year-old girl, was leaving the St. James Theatre April 13 just before 11 p.m., when the mystery pervert approached her and reached under her dress, police said.
Just a short time later, the victim was outside the theater when the man appeared again, grabbing her once more from underneath her dress, officials said.
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The girl did not suffer any injuries, police said, adding that the man ran off downtown on Eighth Avenue.
Police released surveillance photos of a man they believe is connected to the incidents.
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People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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