Crime & Safety
Woman Sexually Assaulted In UES Subway Station: Police
A man grabbed a woman's buttocks inside a subway station as she was leaving, police say.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man sexually assaulted a woman as she was exiting an Upper East Side subway station, according to police.
The 26-year-old woman was exiting the 96 Street and Lexington Avenue Station on Oct. 14 at around 8 p.m. when a man walked up to her from behind, officials said.
The man, donning a red sweatshirt and grey sweatpants with white stripes, grabbed the woman's buttocks, then fled the station on foot traveling west on East 96th Street, according to a police report.
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Officials said there were no injuries reported.
Police release images of a person they believe is connected to the incident.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is 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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