Police: Man licked, hugged, rubbed woman at Crown Heights subway station

CROWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police are looking for a man accused of a bizarre sexual assault in a subway station in Brooklyn last weekend.

The incident happened at Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway train station in Crown Heights at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29.

The NYPD said the man in the photo approached a 21-year-old woman from behind as she was buying at Metrocard. The man then allegedly hugged her, rubbed against her and licked her neck and back. The man then left the area.

Police said the man is about 6-feet tall and weighs about 290 pounds.

Anyone with information about the man in the photo is asked to contact NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.