Physician Assistant Charged With Forcibly Touching Woman: Police

RIVERSIDE, NY — A physician assistant was arrested in Riverside and charged with forcibly touching a woman, 21, on Wednesday during an examination, police said.

Kenneth J. Alessi, 54, of Mattituck, was arrested on Friday at Sun River Health on Center Drive in Riverside — his place of employment, Southampton Town police said.

Alessi was charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, police said. He was accused of examining a female patient for rib pain and forcibly touching "intimate parts of her body," police said.

He will be arraigned Saturday morning at Southampton Town Justice Court, police said.

The Southampton Town police department's detective division is continuing the investigation and
asks anyone with information to call detectives at 631-702-2230 or the crime hotline at 631-
728-3454. All calls will be kept confidential. People can also email crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.