Man accused of forcibly touching a teenager in Manhattan subway station: NYPD

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Police are searching for a man they say forcibly touched a woman inside a subway station in Manhattan on July 5.

The incident happened at around 7:35 a.m. at the 47th-50th Street Rockefeller Center subway station, according to the NYPD.

The 16-year-old female victim was waiting on the platform for the northbound B train when the man approached her and touched her, police said.

He then fled the station on foot. No injuries were reported, police said.

Police released the following image of the suspect.

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