2 Women Sexually Assaulted by 1 Man within 5 Minutes

Serial Groper Wanted in Chelsea

The NYPD is looking for this man in connection with the groping of two women within a 5-minute period. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

March 30, 2024

MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a serial groper who sexually assaulted two women within 5 minutes of each other, the NYPD announced.

At around 9:54 am on March 26, a 34-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of 9th Avenue and West 16th Street. Cops said a man ran up behind her and grabbed her crotch and then ran off.

Less than five minutes later cops said the same man attacked another woman. A 52-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of West 18th Street and 10th Avenue. A man ran up behind her and grabbed her buttocks.

The NYPD released cell phone video taken by a passerby who witnessed the attack.

The suspect is described as a male who is six feet tall and has a dark complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and a blue Carhartt hooded jacket.

Anyone with information in regard to 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.