"Give my regards to the NYPD" said a groper after grabbing another man's buttocks on an A train near Columbus Circle on Aug. 28, 2016, police said. View Full Caption NYPD

MIDTOWN — A man who told a subway rider to “give my regards to the NYPD” after groping him in front of his family mugged for the camera as the victim took his picture, according to a photo released by police on Monday.

The groper grabbed the 36-year-old man’s buttocks while he was on a downtown A train with his wife and two daughters near Columbus Circle at about 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 28. The suspect then smirked while the father took his picture.

“You’ve got a nice soft a--, and you know you like that,” the man also said, according to police, before ending with “give my regards to the NYPD, they know me well.”

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) 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.