Police are searching for a man accused of performing a lewd act on a 14-year-old girl aboard an MTA bus in Brooklyn.
The incident took place at about 5.55pm on Tuesday, 15 September, as the B63 bus travelled near Fifth Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway in the Bay Ridge neighbourhood, according to the New York Police Department.
The girl was taken to a local hospital for evaluation after the alleged incident. No further details about her condition have been released.
The NYPD has issued photographs of the unidentified suspect as detectives appeal for help identifying him. The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline on 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish-language assistance.
Tips can also be submitted online through the NYPD Crime Stoppers website, via the department’s account on X, or by texting 274637 with the message TIP577. Police said all calls and messages would be kept confidential.
