12-Year-Old Boy Sexually Assaulted At South Street Seaport, Police Say

12-Year-Old Boy Sexually Assaulted At South Street Seaport
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Participants attend Global Smurfs Day at the South Street Seaport on June 25, 2011 in New York, United States. (Photo by Steve Mack/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Participants attend Global Smurfs Day at the South Street Seaport on June 25, 2011 in New York, United States. (Photo by Steve Mack/WireImage)

SOUTH STREET SEAPORT — A 12-year-old boy visiting New York City with his grandmother was sexually assaulted in a Pier 17 bathroom Tuesday evening, police said.

The young tourist was lured into a stall and assaulted by a man who had approached the boy as he stood at one of the bathroom’s urinals, according to police.

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