Apartment Complex Handyman Accused Of Forcibly Touching 3 Women: NYSP

DOVER, NY — A handyman is accused of failing to keep his hands to himself, according to police.

The New York State Police say that 46-year-old Ismeal Sipteyul, of Pawling, was arrested on three misdemeanor counts of forcible touching.

Investigators at the Bureau of Criminal Investigation said that, on three separate occasions, while employed as a handyman at an apartment complex in the Town of Dover, Sipteyul forcibly touched three women without their consent.

On Tuesday, Sipteyul was arraigned before the Town of Dover Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center in lieu of $2,500 cash bail, a $10,000 bond, or a $30,000 partially secured bond.

He is scheduled to reappear before the Town of Dover Court on Oct. 20.

The New York State Police are asking anyone who may have been a victim of similar conduct involving Sipteyul, to contact state police at 845-677-7300.