Creep groped 9-year-old girl and tried to pick her up in Central Park

A pervert grabbed a 9-year-old girl’s buttocks in Central Park and then tried to pick her up — but she was able to get away, police and sources said Wednesday.

The man, depicted in a sketch released by cops, approached the girl and grabbed her backside over her clothes around 3 p.m. Monday at East Drive and East 75th Street, cops said.

He then tried to pick her up, but she managed to escape, police sources said.

The man is described as a being about 25 years old, standing between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-9, and weighing between 150 and 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, black sweatpants and a blue surgical mask.

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