Posted on January 21, 2017 at 11:17 am by West Sider



A police sketch of the man wanted in Thursday’s attack.

A man grabbed a 26-year-old woman walking in Central Park on Thursday and pulled her to the ground, before robbing her of her cell phone, according to police. He then pulled down his pants and demanded she perform a sex act on him, but was scared off by people nearby.

The woman was walking in the park at 109th Street near Central Park West around 3:45 p.m. when a man approached and “took her to the ground and demanded her money,” according to police. NYPD sent the following description:

“The victim claimed to have no money and the suspect took her cell phone. The suspect then pulled down his pants and demanded the victim perform a sex act on him. She screamed and two good Samaritans, in the area, ran to her and gave chase to the suspect, who fled northbound to parts unknown.”

The woman had bruises on her arms, but refused medical attention, police said.

The man, depicted in the police sketch above, is described as “Black, approximately 20-25 years of age, 5’8″-5’9″ tall, thin build, medium complexion and close cut black hair.”

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.