Cortlandt Man Accused Of Groping Woman He Stalked At Gym

A Cortlandt Manor resident faces charges after a Carmel woman told police he had been following her around at their gym, groped her outside a grocery store and then followed her in a car.

She called police April 3 to report the groping incident. She told police he regularly followed her around at a local gym making her feel uncomfortable and fear for her safety.

Then, after she left the gym, she was approached by the same man outside a grocery store. He inappropriately touched her and then followed her vehicle.

Officers and detectives launched an investigation into the incident. On April 18, Officer Arthur Kloskowski arrested a 29-year-old Cortlandt Manor man, charging him with third-degree stalking, forcible touching and first-degree harassment. He was arraigned by Carmel Town Justice Thomas Jacobellis, who issued a full stay away order of protection for the woman, police said.

The man was released on his own recognizance with a return date of May 16.