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Police seek Chinatown groper

Philadelphia police today released a surveillance video of a man wanted for groping two women in Chinatown last week. The first victim was walking on the 1000 block of Spring Street about 4:55 p.m. Thursday when a man approached her from behind an grabbed her buttocks, police said.

Philadelphia police today released a surveillance video of a man wanted for groping two women in Chinatown last week.

The first victim was walking on the 1000 block of Spring Street about 4:55 p.m. Thursday when a man approached her from behind an grabbed her buttocks, police said.

At 6:25 p.m., a second woman was walking north on 11th Street toward Vine when a man walked by her, turned around and then ran back and touched her buttocks, police said.

The assailant is described as a black male, about 30 years old, between 5-feet, 8-inches to 5-feet, 9-inches tall, with a medium complexion. He was wearing

dark blue short sleeved T-shirt with white designs and black sweat pants. He appears to be homeless, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Special Victims Unit at 215-686-3260.