Crime & Safety

Queens Creep Arrested For Groping 2 Girls: NYPD

A North Corona man faces sex abuse charges for allegedly groping two young girls in Queens.

CORONA, NY — The cops got the creep. A North Corona man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly fondling two young girls in Queens, the NYPD said.

Noe Angel Soriano Cruz, 38, faces sex abuse and forcible touching charges after he groped the girls in separate incidents less than a week apart, police said.

Cruz first allegedly touched a 10-year-old girl's groin area over her clothes on a North Corona sidewalk on Oct. 3, according to the NYPD.

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He struck again Tuesday, when he's accused of "inappropriately" touching a 13-year-old in Elmhurst before fleeing the scene, police said.

(Lead image: Police say they arrested Noe Angel Soriano Cruz for allegedly groping two young girls in Queens. Photo courtesy of the NYPD)

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