Police: Woman Falls Asleep In Times Square Subway Station, Awakens To Sexual Assault
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police are searching for a man they say sexually assaulted a woman at the Times Square subway station.
Investigators released surveillance images of the suspect who is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the word "NASA" across the front.
Police say the 23-year-old victim fell asleep inside the 42nd Street station and awoke to find the suspect sexually abusing her just before 5 a.m. on Thursday.
Investigators say he took off once she woke up.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74682), logging onto the Crime stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enterings TIP577.
