NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with New York City’s 44th Precinct in the Bronx are asking the public to help them to identify a man who has been accused of groping a young teenage girl.
The incident happened Monday night at around 7:15 p.m. in the area of Walton Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx.
According to police, the man approached the young teenager and grabbed the 14-year-old’s breasts and buttocks.
He fled the scene, but not before he was captured on a nearby video surveillance camera.
Police are asking anyone who might know the man’s identity to call 1-800-577-TIPS.
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