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Man Crawls Under Woman's Bathroom Stall in Columbus Circle Mall, DA Says

By Nicole Levy | April 24, 2017 4:36pm
 The Shops at Columbus Circle.
The Shops at Columbus Circle.
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COLUMBUS CIRCLE — A Bronx man who crawled under a stall in a women's bathroom at the Shops at Columbus Circle and flashed a woman inside has been arrested for attempted sex abuse, authorities said. 

Ibrahima Barry, 24, entered the Time Warner Center mall at 10 a.m. Friday and entered the second-floor women's restroom, where he entered a stall with the intention of masturbating, according to police and a complaint filed with the Manhattan DA's office.

Peeking over the partition to the adjoining stall, Barry saw an 18-year-old woman sitting on the toilet, the complaint said. 

He then slid underneath the partition and stood up in front of the woman, blocking the stall door before pulling down his own pants, touching himself and asking to touch her, the complaint said.

The woman screamed and crawled to an adjacent stall, according to DA's office.

Police arrested Barry and charged him with attempted sexual abuse at his arraignment Saturday, court records show. He is being held without bail.

Barry's next appearance is scheduled for May 30, records show.

His attorney did not immediately return a request for comment Monday.