TIMES SQUARE — A teen pinned a woman against the wall of a subway stairwell and groped her, telling his victim he was "just trying to cop a feel," the NYPD said.
The 28-year-old woman, from Staten Island, was inside a stairwell leading to the 1 train station at West 50th Street and Broadway around 4:12 a.m. on Sunday when Alpha Diallo, 17, pushed her up against a wall and groped her, police and a complaint filed with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said.
“Ma’am, I’m just trying to cop a feel,” Diallo said at some point during the incident, according to police.
After the teen let the woman go, she tried to pursue him, but a 13-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy stopped her, the NYPD said.
The woman managed to take a photo of Diallo, and the trio was eventually arrested, police said.
The 15-year-old and the 13-year-old were charged with criminal facilitation and sexual abuse, both misdemeanors, while Diallo was charged with felony sexual abuse, police and the complaint said.
Diallo was released without bail and is expected to appear in court on Oct. 19, the DA’s office said.
An attorney for the 17-year-old declined to comment.
