Crime & Safety

Police: Man Forcibly Touched Woman's Butt at Murphy's

The following information was provided by the Yorktown police department. It does not indicate a conviction.

An upstate New York man is accused of forcibly grabbing a woman's butt while they were both patrons at in Yorktown, said. 

John O'Brien, 53 of Broadalbin, NY, was charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, following the April 28 incident. 

Police were summoned to the restaurant at about 12:55 a.m. to investigate a report by a female patron of the bar who alleged she was inappropriately touched. The woman alleged the defendant, who was later identified as O'Brien, had first touched her thigh and about 15 minutes later allegedly grabbed her butt. 

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Police apprehended the defendant in the parking lot where he was positively identified by the victim and subsequently arrested. 

O'Brien was remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail and scheduled to appear in on May 3.

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