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Teenage Boy Allegedly Sexually Assaulted In South Street Seaport Bathroom
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Lauren Evans
Published Jun 26, 2013
Modified Jun 26, 2013
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A 14-year-old boy told police he was sexually assaulted Tuesday night in a South Street Seaport bathroom.
According to police, the boy was approached by a man on the second-floor men's room around 7:30 p.m. The suspect allegedly performed oral sex on him for "seconds" before the boy escaped, though he continued to shop for around 90-minutes before alerting his grandmother to the assault, ABC reports. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and was otherwise uninjured, police said.
Though a description of the suspect has not yet been released, the Post reports that the suspect had "dark hair and was last seen wearing a white shirt and gray sweatpants."
(N.B.: Other news outlets are reporting that the boy was 12-years-old. But an NYPD spokesperson gave his age as 14-years-old.)
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