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Man Presses His Body Against Sleeping Teen on 7 Train: NYPD

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Junction Boulevard 7 Train Station (Google Maps) and Photo of suspect (NYPD Crimestoppers)

May 28, 2019 By Meghan Sackman

A man is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl while she was asleep on the 7 train in Corona on Sunday, according to police.

The suspect allegedly pressed his body against the victim while she was sleeping on a Queens-bound 7 train as it was approaching the Junction Boulevard station at around 3:45 p.m. on May 26, police said.

The suspect fled the train at the Junction Boulevard station in an unknown direction.

Police describe the suspect as Asian, in his early 20’s, and about 6 feet tall with black hair. He was last seen wearing a black turtleneck shirt, gray shorts, and multicolored sneakers.

Anyone with information on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.