Crime & Safety
Man Gropes Girl, 12, In Atlantic Avenue Subway Station, NYPD Says
The man grabbed the girl's buttocks while she stood waiting for a train at the Atlantic Avenue subway station, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — A man groped a girl in the Atlantic Avenue subway station while she stood on a train platform, police said.
The 12-year-old girl was waiting for a train about 3:30 p.m. on June 29 when a man walked up to her and grabbed her buttocks, the NYPD announced this week.
Police said the girl wasn't physically hurt by the forcible touching.
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After the incident, the male groper escaped the station aboard a train and hasn't been seen since, said police, who were still looking for him about a week later.
On Wednesday, the NYPD released a surveillance photo of the man taken in the station.
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Police asked that people report any information about the incident to the NYPD.
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