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Sex Fiends Sought by Cops in Bronx

Police are searching for this man in connection with the sexual assault of a woman at a Bronx construction site. 


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

December 19, 2022


BRONX - Police are searching for two sex fiends in the borough in unrelated cases - a teen was groped by one man on a bus and a woman was sexually assaulted at a construction site by another.


Cops are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman at a construction site in Wakefield. At around 8 pm on December 10, a 57-year-old woman was attacked at 4519 White Plains Road. Cops say the attacker forced the woman to perform a sex act on him. He then fled the scene on foot. 




The suspect is described as a man with a light complexion and a heavy build. He was last seen wearing a black du-rag, a green camouflage jacket, gray sweatpants and black & white sneakers. 




In an unrelated incident, cops are looking for the man who groped a teenager on a city bus. At around 3:30 pm on December 12, a 14-year-old girl was on board a BX11 bus in Mount Eden. As the bus approached the intersection of Shakespeare Avenue and Edward L. Grant Highway a man grabbed her upper thigh over her clothes.  


Police are searching for this man in connection with the groping of a teenage girl on a Bronx bus.


At the Shakespeare Avenue the groper exited the bus and walked down the street.  



Cops say the photo they have is from a witness who snapped a photo of the man with their cellphone. 


The suspect is described as a light-skinned male who is about 50 years old. He is 5 foot 9 and weighs around 170 pounds with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black sneakers and carrying a large black backpack.





Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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