Surveillance video captured the suspect walking into an ice cream shop on Second Avenue on the Upper East Side on Monday, Sept. 20 just after midnight.
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Video shows the man confront a female worker inside the shop.
Police say the suspect cornered the 28-year-old employee and tried to grab her sexually, backed away and then approached a second time.
That's when authorities say the suspect groped the victim and reached under her dress.
When the victim's co-worker rushed in to help, the suspect took off.
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The victim was not injured.
Police describe the suspect as 6'3'' to 6'4'' in height and between 140 to 160 pounds.
The black-and-white clip shows the unidentified suspect walking in the vicinity of the incident location before the incident.
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