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Caught On Video: Police Searching For Man Seen Groping Woman On Brooklyn Sidewalk

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a man caught on video grabbing a woman's backside earlier this month in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

It happened in broad daylight around 7 a.m. on August 5 near Rodney Street and Division Avenue.

Surveillance video shows the 34-year-old victim walking on the sidewalk as the suspect follows her.

He appears to grope her, and she turns around to confront him.

They exchange words before she walks away.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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