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13-year-old girl groped in Times Square, dad punched in face: cops
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who they say groped a 13-year-old girl’s buttocks in Times Square on Aug. 7. When’s the child’s dad tried to…
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13-year-old girl groped in Times Square, dad punched in face: cops
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Snejana Farberov
August 18, 2022 10:20am
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A 13-year-old girl was in Times Square with her father when a man groped the child and then punched her dad, police said Thursday.
The teen was standing on West 43rd Street near 7th Avenue when an unknown man grabbed her buttocks just before 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, police said.
The NYPD is looking for this man, who is accused of groping a 13-year-old girl in Times Square and punching her father in the face.NYPD
The child’s 55-year-old father attempted to confront the groper, who then socked the parent in the face.
The father suffered a cut and was treated at the scene.
The unnamed groping suspect was last seen at a subway station wearing a Boston Red Sox T-shirt. NYPD The groping incident took place on Aug. 7 in Times Square.Christopher Sadowski
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Police on Thursday released photos of the wanted suspect, who was last seen at a subway station wearing a dark blue T-shirt with a Boston Red Sox logo on the front.
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So far, the suspect has not been identified and no arrests have been made.