Suspect wanted for inappropriately touching 9-year-old girl in Queens

CORONA, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for a suspect in the forcible touching of a 9-year-old girl in Queens.

The NYPD says that on Friday, the man was inside a laundromat, located at 33-10 98 Street in Corona and approached the victim.

He then proceeded to approach the victim and touch her genitals over her clothes, investigators say.

The suspect is described by police as: Male, Hispanic, wearing a t-shirt with white stripes, and slippers.

Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at http://WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.