Crime & Safety
Tutor, 18, Arrested After Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-Old Girl In Library, Police Say
The man was accused of sexually abusing a child in the Port Washington Public Library.
PORT WASHINGTON, NY — A Port Washington man was arrested after sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in a library, police said.
Nassau County police said 18-year-old Taylor Lindberg was a tutor at the Port Washington Public Library on Library Drive.
On May 11 at 5 p.m. and May 18 at 5:15 p.m., Lindberg was accused of having unwanted sexual contact with the girl while inside the library, NCPD said.
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According to police, he was arrested on May 19 without incident and has been charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
He was arraigned on May 20 at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.
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Detectives request that anyone with information can contact the Special Victim's Squad at 516-573-4022 or Nassau County
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS – all callers will remain anonymous, police said.
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