NEW YORK, NY – A man who made unwanted sexual advances toward a teenage girl in Brooklyn was so upset about being turned down that he threatened violence against the 17-year-old.
Detectives with the NYPD’s 70th Precinct are investigating the incident that took place Wednesday outside 162 East 22nd Street near Borough Park.
According to police the man engaged in conversation with the young girl and began making more aggressive sexual advances toward her.
When she refused him, he began threatening to physically harm her. She was able to flee the scene and was not injured. The suspect left the scene in a gray four-door sedan.
Police believe the man is in his mid-20s and has a dark complexion. He was wearing a black du-rag, blue sweatshirt, light-colored pants, and black sandals.
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).
