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NYPD says Queens women targeted by creep pretending to be a spiderling.

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A creep molested two women on the streets of Queens with a juvenile prank before committing over-the-line public gropings, according to police.

The suspected perpetrator is believed to be involved in two occurrences on June 2, during which he targeted women by falsely claiming there was a spider on their body before touching their intimate areas, as per the NYPD.


Surveillance image of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a forcible touching.
The N YPD said the suspect used a juvenile prank as a means to molesting

women on the streets of Queens. NYPD Crime Stoppers/X

Reports indicate that one 25-year-old woman, who remains anonymous, was heading home around 10:50 p.m. on Astoria Boulevard when the unsettling individual came up to her, shouting about a supposed spider on her body.

He then allegedly grabbed and slapped her buttocks over her clothes and ran away on foot.

Later that same night, another woman walking alone near Newtown Road was approached from behind by the alleged sicko, the NYPD said

He yelled to her that she had a spider on her body then grabbed and slapped her buttocks and vagina over her clothing, cops said.


Surveillance image of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a forcible touching.
The suspect is alleged to have run away from both walk-by gropings. NYPD Crime Stoppers/X

The NYPD is asking anyone with information on the incidents to come forward.

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