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An analyst with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office was arrested Tuesday on allegations that he sexually abused a woman whereas off responsibility, police informed Fox News Digital Wednesday.
Tauhid Dewan, 28, is accused of inappropriately touching a 40-year-old woman’s personal space throughout a late-afternoon rush-hour subway trip in Queens, according to native outlet PIX11.
The sufferer was reportedly a random woman, the outlet added, citing sources who mentioned she and the suspect had been strangers.
A spokeswoman for the workplace informed Fox News Digital that the staffer has since been suspended.
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Tauhid Dewan, 28, was arrested in New York City Tuesday following allegations that the Manhattan DA staffer innapropriately touched a woman throughout a subway trip (LinkedIn)
According to the New York Police Department, Dewan was arrested round 5 p.m., presumably after coming back from work.
PIX11 added that the arrest occurred minutes after the incident, which allegedly passed off on a No. 7 prepare close to the Junction Boulevard station.
He was subsequently arrested by the NYPD Transit Bureau and is dealing with a number of expenses, together with forcible touching on a bus or prepare, third-degree sexual abuse and second-degree harassment involving bodily contact.
He was additionally charged with appearing in a way injurious to a toddler below the age of 17, suggesting a minor could have been close by and both witnessed the alleged conduct or was positioned in danger by it.
Tauhid Dewan is an worker of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which is led by DA Alvin Bragg. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Law enforcement sources mentioned Dewan has no prior arrests, native retailers reported.
According to metropolis data, Dewan has labored on the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as a senior investigative analyst for almost 4 years, since July 10, 2022.
People board a prepare at a subway station in New York City on Aug. 1, 2025. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was scheduled for Wednesday, in response to state data.
