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NYPD: This Subway Rider Keeps Masturbating, Exposing Himself To Women On Trains
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Jen Chung
Published May 13, 2016
Modified May 13, 2016
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Police are looking for a man accused of repeatedly masturbating or exposing himself in front of female subway riders since March. They have identified the suspect as Kenneth Wiley, 33, who is described as being about 6' and 195 pounds, with short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket, black hat and black jeans. Authorities also note that he has "Browns" tattooed on his hand and "Brooklyn" tattooed on his arm.
The NYPD detailed five separate public lewdness incidents:
Incident 1: (18 Pct) It was reported to the police that on Monday, March, 28,2016, at 0100 hours, the victim a 27-year-old female, was riding the "F" train when the individual sat in front of the victim and asked if the train was an express train. The male then began to masturbate under his hooded sweatshirt before exiting at the train at the Avenue of the Americas and the West 47 Street subway exit.
Incident 2:(1 Pct) It was reported to the police that on Friday, April, 1,2016, at 0825 hours, the victim a 23-year-old female was riding a northbound train "1" train when she observed the individual masturbating. The male then exited the train at the Greenwich and Rector Street subway station.
Incident 3:(1 Pct) It was reported to the police that on Friday, April, 29,2016, at 1740 hours, the victim a 23-year-old female was approached by the individual while riding the southbound "E" train who asked the victim a question. As the individual exited the train the Canal Street subway station he exposed himself to the victim who remained on the train.
Incident 4: (1 Pct) It was reported to the police that on Friday, April, 29,2016, at 1735 hours the victim, a 40-year-old female, was riding the southbound "E" train when the individual sat in front of her and masturbated in front of her. Both the victim and individual exited the train at the Chambers Street subway station where the male fled in unknown direction.
Incident 5: (1 Pct) It was reported to the police that on Saturday, April, 30,2016, at 0100 hours the victim, a 30-year-old female, was riding the southbound "N" train when the individual asked her a question. The victim responded and noticed that the male was masturbating inside of his hooded sweatshirt. The male then exited the train at the Cortland Street subway station in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
If you see or experience sexual misconduct in the subway (this includes seeing a masturbator, being groped, being grinded on, etc.), you can report it to the MTA and police on this website. There's also a place for you to upload photos and/or video. Don't let the perverts win.
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Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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