Fordham & Tremont

Crime & Mayhem

Police Arrest Man in Connection with Groping in Bronx

October 4, 2013 8:06pm | Updated October 4, 2013 8:06pm
Police arrested Rafael Aviles, 31, Thursday for allegedly groping a woman in The Bronx last month.
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BRONX — A man was arrested Tuesday for groping a women in East Tremont in broad daylight, according to police.

Rafael Aviles, 31, of Garden Street, was charged with sexual assault for grabbing a woman at Fairmont Place and Marmion Avenue about noon on Sept. 27, cops said.

The woman was not injured.

Police were originally believed Aviles was connected to another assault on Sept. 26 near the intersection of East 188th Street and Lorillard Place, but he has not be charged for that attack.

Authorities would not say if they were looking for another suspect in that case.

 

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