Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Man Caught Trying To Grope 12-Year-Old, Cops Say
Raymond Coleman, 20, was arrested on sex abuse charges for the Brownsville incident, according to police.
BROOKLYN, NY — A man who tried to grope a 12-year-old in Brownsville has been caught, according to police.
Raymond Coleman, 20, was charged with sex abuse, harassment and forcible touching on Friday.
His arrest came roughly a week after he tried to grab the buttocks of a 12-year-old girl in a building on Livonia Avenue near Rockaway Avenue on June 12, police said.
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Coleman lives on Atlantic Avenue near Sackman Street, records show.
His full list of charges include forcible touching, acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17 years old, second and third-degree sex abuse, public lewdness and harassment, police said.
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