Man Forced Into Sex Act On Manhattan Subway, Police Say

UPDATE: A 36-year-old man named Mohammad Azeem was arrested in connection to this incident and charged with rape in the first degree, sex abuse in the first degree, and forcible touching on May 1 at 3:46 p.m., police say.

Original story below.

WEST VILLAGE, NY — Police were looking Thursday for a perpetrator who forced a commuter to perform oral sex on him while aboard an uptown-bound 1 train in the West Village.

According to the New York City Police Department, the perpetrator made lewd remarks toward the 27-year-old man and demanded money from him on Saturday at 4:15 a.m. on the 1 train.

As the train approached the Christopher Street subway station, the perpetrator then forced the victim to perform oral sex on him, police said.

Then, the perpetrator left Christopher Street station and ran away in an unknown direction, police said.

Medics took the victim to Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital in stable condition, police said.

Police are still investigating the incident and have not made any arrests yet.

The suspect was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, dark blue sweatpants, and white and blue sneakers, police said.

Police have released surveillance photos of the suspect leaving the station.

Police said anyone with information regarding this rape can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.