Man Gropes 12-Year-Old Girl At Washington Park

PARK SLOPE – Police are searching for the man seen in the below surveillance video and photos who they say forcibly touched a young girl in Washington Park last week.

At approximately 7:45pm on Thursday, September 14, the man approached the 12-year-old female victim inside Washington Park, located on 3rd Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, and grabbed her buttocks.  He then fled the scene, according to police.

Police describe the male suspect as approximately 30-years-old.

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.