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Police: Man Sought For Sex Abuse On Subway In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are investigating another case of sexual abuse on the subway.

A man allegedly rubbed his genitals on a 43-year-old passenger's shoulder on board a southbound G train in Brooklyn.

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Police are investigating another case of sexual abuse on the subway. (Credit: NYPD)

It happened around 8:30 a.m. Friday approaching the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station in Boerum Hill.

Police described the suspect as a Hispanic man with black hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and 180 pounds.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by Tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.

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