Police are searching for a man who sexually abused two women inside a Queens mall on Thursday. The first incident happened around 3 p.m. yesterday when the man approached a 25-year-old female employee of a clothing store in the Queens Center Mall. The creeper placed his hand along the victim's legs and grabbed her genital area over her clothing, then fled. You can see surveillance video of him looking creepy below.
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About five minutes after that incident, the suspect approached a 34-year-old woman from behind, put his arms around her waist, and started rubbing his groin on her buttocks, before fleeing.
Police describe the suspect as a male Hispanic, 30-35 years of age, approximately 6'01" in height, 200-230 pounds, with dark hair. He was wearing a blue varsity jacket with red sleeves, black sunglasses, dark jeans, white sneakers, a black baseball hat, a white scarf and was carrying a briefcase.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
