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Man Sought For Allegedly Groping Woman On 6 Train

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD is looking for a man wanted in connection to a forcible touching incident aboard a southbound 6 train in Midtown last month.

Police say the man grabbed the breasts and hips of an unknown 20-year-old female while aboard the subway in the vicinity of 42nd Street.

The victim managed to take a cellphone picture of the alleged groper before exiting the train at the Brooklyn Bridge station.

The man stayed on the train, according to police.

He's described as Hispanic, between 25 and 30 years-old, and was last seen wearing a red hooded sweatshirt with a green jacket.

Anyone with information in regards 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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