Crime & Safety
Bushwick Man Flashed 10 Young Girls In Queens: NYPD
Christopher Carrero repeatedly asked his victims for a sheet of paper, then exposed his genitals and fled on a bike, said police.
BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A Bushwick man who has been flashing young girls for the past six months has been arrested, according to police.
Christopher Carrero, 23, exposed himself to 10 girls in Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale and Woodside during a flashing spree that began in May and ended with his arrest on Wednesday, police said.
Carrerro was able to stop four of the girls by asking for a piece of paper, police said. He then flashed his genitals at them and sped away on a bicycle, police said.
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His victims, who were between the ages of 11- and 15-years old, were not injured during the assaults, said police.
Carrero was charged with six counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child and six counts of public lewdness, said police.
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The Bushwick resident is expected to be arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, court records show.
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