Man Charged With Sexual Abuse After Incident With Girl, 11, At LI Mall: Police

GARDEN CITY, NY — A Franklin Square man was arrested after reportedly inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl at the Sephora store at the Roosevelt Field mall, police said.

Riken Acharya, 21, fled the store just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, police said.

Officers located Acharya nearby and placed him under arrest without incident, authorities said.

Acharya is charged with first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

He was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

Police ask anyone who may have been a victim of Acharya to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.