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Man sought for allegedly groping woman inside Flushing Main Street subway station: NYPD

woman groped in Flushing
Cops are looking for this suspect in a “forcible touching” incident inside the Main Street subway station on Saturday night. (Photo courtesy of NYPD)

A woman was groped as she made her way through the Main Street subway station in Flushing on Saturday night, according to authorities.

Police from the 109th Precinct and Transit District 20 are looking for the man who approached the 25-year-old victim at around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 20 and allegedly grabbed her rear end without permission, according to the NYPD. The suspect took off in an unknown direction and the woman was not injured as a result of the incident, police said.

The NYPD released surveillance images of the man who had a dark complexion, a goatee and closely cropped hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with black pants and white Nike sneakers and he had a black courier-style bag slung over his shoulder.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.