A man is wanted in a case of groping inside a Sunset Park church.
According to police, on Friday, August 10 at around 7:45 p.m., the suspect wanted in the incident of forcible touching followed the victim into the church, located near Fifth Avenue and 48th Street. The suspect talked to the victim before touching the victim’s midsection over the pants twice.
Authorities describe the perp as a Hispanic male around 50 to 60 years old. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt, black shoes and glasses.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.