Brooklyn Man Caught Trying To Grope 12-Year-Old, Cops Say

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.

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.