Police are looking for a man accused of sexually abusing a girl in Jamaica last month.
On May 16 at around 3:35 p.m., the unidentified suspect approached a 12-year-old female victim at 144th Street and 87th Road and asked her if she wanted money for the grocery store, according to law enforcement sources. He then handed the victim one dollar and hugged her.
After the suspect tried to hug her a second time, the victim moved away from the suspect, who then grabbed her breasts before fleeing the scene. The incident was reported to the 107th Precinct.
Police described the suspect as a Hispanic man between 30 to 40 years old, standing at 5 feet 4 inches. He was last seen wearing a pink T-shirt, white shorts and black sandals.
Surveillance footage and a still photo of the suspect can be seen below.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
