Brooklyn man charged for groping teen girl on Manhattan subway train

West 66th Street green traffic sign in New York
West 66th Street green traffic sign in New York

NEW YORK, NY – A Brooklyn man has been charged with forcible touching, acting in a manner to injure a child and sexual abuse for a November 15th incident involving a teenage girl on a Manhattan subway train.

Rafael Rojas-Gonzalez, 35, is alleged to have approached a 14-year-old girl from behind aboard the northbound 1 train inside the Broadway and West 66th Street station at around 7:30 am.

The girl was not physically injured during the assault,

Rojas-Gonzalez was arrested Friday night in Upper Manhattan.