By The newspaper
18 Jul 2024, 00:51 AM EDT
The NYPD is searching for suspects in two alleged sexual assaults against teenagers on a bus and the New York City subway.
On Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. a bald man in his 50s allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl aboard an N train in Brooklyn.
According to police, the teenager was sitting on the train when she was attacked. The man allegedly grabbed her face and forced her to kiss him after verbally threatening to hit her. He then put his hands under her shirt and grabbed her breasts.
The man then fled the scene by boarding a train bound for Manhattan. The victim was treated and released at the scene, the report said. Fox News.
Earlier, around 2 p.m. on June 25, a young man allegedly engaged in lewd acts and touched a teenage boy on a Q42 bus near Hillside Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens. Police said a 16-year-old girl saw the suspect perform the lewd act before touching her leg, police said. PIX11 News. Yesterday the NYPD released the photo of that wanted suspect.
No arrests have been made in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also be reached at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
Violence is a constant on New York’s public transportation. Last month, a Hispanic man killed another man during an argument in the street that spilled over into a subway station in Washington Heights. Days later, a passenger was attacked several times by a couple in the middle of the afternoon inside a station in Brooklyn.
A survey released in March found that New Yorkers were generally dissatisfied with the quality of public transportation and many were afraid to use it, citing safety concerns. Crime, accidents, train jumps and delays due to malfunctions were frequently reported.
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