Cops Make Arrest in Teen Subway Groping
Brooklyn Nabbed in Teen Groping The NYPD has announced the arrest of a man in the groping of a 15-year-old girl at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice May 3, 2024 QUEENS - A Brooklyn man has been arrested in connection with the groping and robbing of a 15-year-old girl at a Ridegewood subway station, cops said. The NYPD announced the arrest of 31-year-old Christopher Santana of Prospect Heights. Santana has been charged with sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuses, acting in a manner injurious to a child and robbery. At around 8:40 pm on February 9, a 15-year-old girl was standing on the northbound platform of the Halsey Street station. Cops said a man walked up to the teen and knocked her for the ground. Investigators said the attacker picked the girl up and forcibly kissed her. At the same time he groped the teen over her clothing. Cops said after sexually assaulting the girl, he forcibly took her cell phone and fled the station.