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Man Gropes Woman Walking in Union Square, Police Say

September 7, 2016 11:45am | Updated September 7, 2016 11:45am
A Brooklyn man groped a woman in Union Square on Sept. 1, police said.
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UNION SQUARE — A Brooklyn man groped a woman as she walked through Union Square last week according to a police report.

The victim, 31, was walking near Union Square East and East 14th Street just after 6 p.m. on Sept. 1 when Leon Miller, 27, came up from behind and grabbed her butt, police said.

The woman managed to get away from him but followed him at a distance and called police, who caught him nearby, police said.

Prosecutors charged Miller with two counts of forcible touching and one count of sexual abuse, records show. A judge released him without bail and he was due back in court on Wednesday, according to online records.

A lawyer for Miller did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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