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NYPD: 10-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted By Stranger Inside Her Manhattan Home

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The search is on for a man accused of sexually assaulting a child in Lower Manhattan.

It happened around 1 a.m. Saturday inside a home near Broadway and Bond Street.

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A man is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Lower Manhattan. (Credit: NYPD)

Police said a 10-year-old girl awoke to the man rubbing himself against her feet.

The suspect took off in an unknown direction, and the child was not physically hurt.

Anyone with information about him is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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