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Man Urinates On Woman's Face On The J Train
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Jake Offenhartz
Published Jul 13, 2017
Modified Jul 14, 2017
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Police are searching for a man who urinated on a woman's face on a J train early this morning.
According to investigators, the incident occurred around 2:00 a.m., as the 27-year-old woman was passing the 75th Street-Elderts Lane station in Jamaica on a Brooklyn-bound J train.
"She was listening to music with her eyes closed when she felt something wet hitting her," a police spokesperson told Gothamist. "She opens her eyes and realizes that a male is urinating on her."
The victim told the man to stop, and the man fled the train at the Cypress Hills station, according to police.
The suspect is described as a 5 feet, 3 inches tall, wearing a red shirt and black pants.
The woman reported the crime to NYPD transit police, and was not hospitalized, police said. We'll update as more information about the suspect becomes available.
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