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sex abuse

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Murray Hill & Gramercy

March 22, 2012

Man Charged With Fondling 11-Year-Old Girl at Dunkin' Donuts

Kerry Abrams was charged with sexual abuse after cops said he groped a girl at a Gramercy Dunkin' Donuts.

Prospect Heights, Crown Heights & Bedford Stuyvesa

March 20, 2012

Brooklyn Gym Teacher Arrested for Sexual Abuse

DOE employee Esran Boothe, 49, was arrested in Brooklyn on sex abuse charges Tuesday. 

Upper West Side

March 14, 2012

P.S. 87 Aide Gregory Atkins Pleads Not Guilty to Groping Student

Greogry Atkins, 56, of P.S. 87, was arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Midtown

February 29, 2012

Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse Sent Explicit Texts to Student, DA Says

Darryl Lynch, 55, an ROTC teacher saw a judge on Wednesday and was released without bail.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

February 29, 2012

Hell's Kitchen High School Teacher Charged with Sex Abuse

Darryl Lynch, 55, was accused of touching a 14-year-old girl at the HS of Graphic Communication Arts.

Midtown

February 24, 2012

Swedish Businessmen Accused of Sex Abuse at W Hotel Cleared

Jens Saltin and Niklas Adalberth were cleared of charges that they abused a woman at the W Hotel.

Laurelton & Springfield Gardens

February 23, 2012

Queens Teacher's Aide Arrested for Sexually Abusing Six Girls

Brett Picou, 30, a teacher's aide at P.S. 52, was charged with sex abuse on Feb. 23, 2012.

Upper West Side

February 17, 2012

Walcott Vows to Weed Out School Employees with History of Sexual Misconduct

The DOE will review employee records and fire those with a history of sexual misconduct, Walcott said.

East New York & Brownsville

February 04, 2012

Boy, 13, Among Four Teens Arrested For Brownsville Robbery and Sex Assault

The four men tied up two victims and sexually assaulted a woman in Brownsville this week.

Flatbush

January 22, 2012

Joe Paterno, Brooklyn-Born Former Penn State Football Coach, Dies at 85

Brooklyn-born former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died after a battle with lung cancer.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

November 07, 2011

Man Arrested for Allegedly Groping Woman at Union Square Subway Station

The man allegedly groped a woman on the downtown 6 train platform.

Downtown

November 02, 2011

Man Arrested for Allegedly Raping Occupy Wall Street Protester

Tonye Iketubosin, 26, was charged with sex abuse after allegedly raping a fellow protester at Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment on Oct. 25. He was being questioned in regard to another attack on Oct. 29.

Upper East Side

October 22, 2011

Joseph Brooks' Assistant Sentenced to Jail for Recruiting Sex Victims

Shawni Lucier, 43, the assistant to Oscar-winning songwriter Joseph Brooks, was sentenced to four months in jail on Friday.

Upper West Side

May 25, 2011

Morningside Heights Nursing Home Aide Sentenced for Abusing Patient

The aide was sentenced to seven years for attacking a disabled stroke victim in a Morningside Heights nursing home.

Midtown

May 23, 2011

New Bill Hopes to Give Hotel Maids Panic Buttons

The new bill is intended to shield hotel staff from attacks in the wake of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged attack.