Man Gropes And Forcefully Kisses Woman In Jay Street Subway Elevator, Cops Say

Police are searching for a suspect who forced himself on to a woman in a subway elevator at the Jay Street-MetroTech train station.

The assault occurred on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at around 5am when the 50-year-old female victim entered the elevator and an unidentified individual approached her.

According to police, the suspect kissed the victim then touched her genital area. The man then grabbed his own genitals and touched the woman’s lips, which is not shown on the video.

The victim, who was not injured, exited the elevator while the individual fled the scene.

Police describe the suspect as a male Hispanic, approximately 50 years old, 5’11” tall, 220lb with salt and pepper hair and last seen wearing a black jacket and blue slacks.

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.