Police Search For Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girl Inside A NYC Library
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for a man who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl inside a Queens Borough Public Library.
The girl was attacked inside of the building, located at 158-21 Jewel Ave. in Flushing, on Monday afternoon, police said.
As 1010 WINS' Al Jones reported, the assault, as well as a recent rape on the street, have residents such as Iris Waxman on edge.
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"It shows that there isn't any place that you should be lulled into a false sense of security," Waxman said.
Police said the man sexually assaulted the girl at around 4 p.m. -- a time Adam Spanenberg said the place is typically filled with children.
"It's wide open. There's just tables, you know, like, it's pretty open," he said. "There's a lot of supervision, too. I don't know why that would happen.
The suspect is described as an Hispanic male, 20-25 years old. Police said he is roughly 5-foot-10, weighs approximately 200 pounds, a light complexion with slick black hair that was pulled into a bun.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
