Police release video of man wanted in Manhattan groping

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man they say groped a teenager inside her building on the Lower East Side.

It happened just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21, near Broome and Ludlow streets.

Police say the man followed a 19-year-old woman into her building, grabbed her from behind, and then rubbed up against her.

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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