The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself and performed a lewd act on an MTA bus on the Upper East Side while a 12-year-old girl was aboard. The incident happened more than a month ago, and the man still hasn’t been identified.
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According to the NYPD, the incident was reported to have taken place on Wednesday, October 7 at around 8 a.m., in the vicinity of First Avenue and East 85th Street. The 12-year-old girl was on the bus when the man exposed himself and committed the lewd act, the NYPD said.He then got off the bus and fled on foot at the intersection of East 85th Street and First Avenue. There were no injuries reported from the incident, according to the NYPD.
The NYPD is treating the case as a public lewdness incident within the 19th Precinct. The department has released media depicting the man in an effort to identify him, and it’s asking anyone who recognizes him to come forward.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Sex Crimes Hotline at 212-267-7273 or 646-610-7272, or the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Spanish speakers can call 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website or on X at @NYPDTips.
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