BAY RIDGE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for a man wanted for lewd behavior at a playground in Brooklyn.
Police say the man was spotted touching himself while children played nearby in Bay Ridge.
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It happened Monday afternoon.
A 51-year-old man who spotted the inappropriate act confronted the man, and that's when police say the assailant punched the man and ran away.
The witness was not injured.
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Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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