The man was captured holding a cellphone as he walked closely behind a woman who was wearing a red dress. In the video the man appears to lower the phone and reach toward her. Watch the surveillance footage.

WASHINGTON — Police in D.C. are seeking the public’s help in identifying the man involved in a misdemeanor sex abuse incident caught on surveillance tape.

The incident happened around 8 a.m. on June 13 in the 1100 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Northwest D.C.

The man was captured holding a cellphone as he walked closely behind a woman who was wearing a dress. In the video, though the incident is out of frame as he approached her, the man appears to lower the phone and reach toward her.

Watch the video below.

If you have any more information about this incident, the police are asking you to call them at 202-727-9099.