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NYPD: Suspect Lured Teen Into Parking Garage To Sexually Assault Him
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 19, 2014
Modified Sep 19, 2014
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The police are looking for a person who allegedly tried to sexually assault a 17-year-old last week in Greenwich Village.
According to the NYPD, the incident occurred at 4:20 p.m. on Friday, September 12, when the male suspect "did lure a 17-year-old male to the lower level of the Hilary Gardens Garage located at 741 Broadway. The suspect then attempted to sexually assault the victim."
The victim, who was not injured, ran away while the suspect fled. The police released video of the suspect fleeing:
The suspect is described as a male, approximately 20 years of age, 5'6" in height, 150lbs with a medium complexion.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). 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.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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