Man demands sex act after stealing sleeping woman’s phone on subway: Police
05/15/2019 4:16 am PDT
via WPIX:
NEW YORK CITY (WPIX) -- Authorities are looking for man they say stole a woman's cell phone on the subway and then demanded a sexual act in exchange for her phone back.
After the 21-year-old victim fell asleep aboard a northbound R train near the Whitehall Street subway station on Sunday, May 12, around 11:30 p.m., an unidentified man stole her cell phone and then woke her up, demanding a sex act in exchange for the return of the phone, police said.
Authorities said a struggle ensued between the man and woman after he attempted to steal additional property from her.
When he was unsuccessful, he fled the train at Canal Street subway station with the victim's phone, police said.
EMS responded and transported the victim to an area hospital, according to police.
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