Pervert Walks Into Hell's Kitchen Home, Gropes Sleeping Man: NYPD

MIDTOWN, NY – A pervert snuck into a sleeping man's Hell's Kitchen apartment and grabbed the stranger's penis before shushing him and leaving the home, police said.

The man is thought to have entered the apartment, on West 51st St. at Ninth Avenue, through an unlocked door at 4.35 a.m. on Nov. 15.

Police said he groped the victim, who was clothed, while he slept. When he awoke, the intruder put his finger to his lips and motioned that he should be quiet before fleeing the apartment.

The man is described as between 30 and 35 years old with black hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a multi-colored scarf, a black coat, a gray shirt, blue jeans and dark shoes.

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

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