This Guy Masturbated Across From Child on Brooklyn Subway, Police Say

Photos courtesy of the NYPD

By CHRISTOPHER NEELY

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Police are on the hunt for a man accused of performing lewd sex acts in front of unsuspecting early­-morning subway riders.

On Friday, Feb. 26, at approximately 7:35 a.m., two unidentified female victims, one adult and one child, were riding the southbound 3 Train near the Clark Street station in Brooklyn Heights when a man they recognized came into the car, sat down across from them, put his hand in his pants and began to masturbate, police said.

An NYPD spokesperson told Patch that the two victims recognized the suspect as the same man who performed a similar lewd act in front of them two weeks prior, under similar circumstances.

The two victims did not report the initial incident, police said.

This time, though, the victims were able to snap a photo of the alleged public masturbator. Police described him as a white Hispanic male in his 40s.

Cops with the 84th Precinct are urging anyone with information regarding the suspect to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1­-800­-577­-TIPS. Or, for Spanish, tipsters can call 1­-888­-57­-PISTA.

The public can also submit tips online or by texting their tips to 274637, then entering TIP577.