Crime & Safety
Man Forcibly Touched 14-Year-Old Girl In Bethpage: Police
The man forcibly touched the same girl multiple times over the span of more than a year, police say. He was arrested on Friday.
BETHPAGE, NY - A man who forcibly touched a teenage girl several times over the span of more than a year in Bethpage was arrested on Friday, Nassau police said.
Edwing Geovany Perez-Bonilla, 36, of Westbury, inappropriately grabbed and forcibly touched a 14-year-old girl at the place she worked in Bethpage between Aug. 16, 2018 and Nov. 19, 2019, police said.
Officers found Perez-Bonilla and arrested him without incident at 2:30 p.m. Friday, police said. He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and forcible touching. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Saturday in Mineola.
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Detectives ask anyone who feels they have been a victim of a similar incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
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