NYPD: Man Sought After Attempted Rape Of 8-Year-Old Bronx Girl
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for an unidentified man who assaulted an 8-year-old girl as she was entering an apartment building in the Bronx.
The man approached the girl this past Saturday at around 5:30 p.m. in the 46th Precinct, which includes the Fordham Heights, University Heights, Morris Heights and Mount Hope areas. According to police, the man forcibly restrained the girl before touching her inappropriately.
The suspect fled after the girl began screaming. The girl was taken to a local hospital where she was treated, and later released, police said.
The suspect is wanted on allegations of attempted rape, police said.
The NYPD has released surveillance footage of the suspect.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.