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NYPD Seeks Man Who Forcibly Touched 16-Year Old Girl on D Train

Paul Stremple

Nov 29, 2017 — 1 min read

Police are looking for a man in relation to an incident of forcible touching of a 16-year old on the D train earlier this month.

On Monday, November 6, just after 7:00 am, the unidentified man grabbed a 16-year old girl on the buttocks while traveling between 36th Street and Atlantic-Barclays on a northbound D train, said police.

The victim was able to snap a picture of the man with her cellphone before she exited the train at Atlantic-Barclays. It can be seen below:

The man who allegedly grabbed a 16-year old on the buttocks while riding the subway earlier this month (Photo via DCPI)

Police are looking for 60-year old Rueben Pena for questioning regarding the incident. He is described by the NYPD as a Hispanic man, 5’7″ and 230 lbs. He has salt and pepper hair and mustache, with three teardrops tattooed below his left eye. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and a dark winter 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). 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. All calls are strictly confidential.

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