The owner of West Village celebrity-magnet restaurant Da Silvano was hit with sexual assault lawsuit. According to the Post, parking garage manager Samuel Cruz claims Silvano Marchetto fondled his genitals twice. And the Post's lede is "Maybe he just wanted to know if the noodle was al dente."
Da Silvano Owner Accused Of Repeated Unwanted Groping
Subway Groping Victim Says Passengers Ignored Her Cries Of "He Groped Me!"
Yesterday, the college student who took a photograph of a man who groped her on the downtown 4/5/6 platform at Union Square spoke out about her ordeal, telling the Post that after his brazen attack, she followed him onto a 6 train, “I ran up to him. I kicked him in the face. I was just punching him." But in interviews with local news stations, Shyane DeJesus, revealed that no one paid attention to her when she went after the perv, "I yelled out on the train, ‘He groped me on the train! Watch out for this man,’” but the 10 other people on the train "just blocked out the whole situation. They wouldn't come to help."
LI Cop Pleads Guilty To Making Woman Grope Him During Traffic Stop
A Long Island police officer pleaded guilty to making a woman touch his clothed private parts in exchange for not ticketing her friend. Garrett Mannerz, 34, who resigned from the Nassau County Police Department and was sentenced to 80 hours of community service, was arrested after the victim recorded one of the phone calls he made her. Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice siad, "Nassau County is a safer place with Garrett Mannerz off the police force."
Former Workers Allege Dream Hotel Made Sexual Harassment Dreams Come True
Eight female former waitresses and bartenders of the Dream Hotel's AVA Roof Lounge have filed a lawsuit claiming that they were routinely sexually harassed by the owner and general manager. AVA Lounge owner Richard Addison and general manager Jason Ash are accused of sexing-up the "chilled out" lounge, routinely groping female employees and referring to them as "whores" and "f--- sticks." To their credit, who wouldn't want impromptu "best-ass contests" in their workplace?
Man Mistakenly Accused Of Being Brooklyn Groping Suspect: "This Was Torture"
The Heartland Brewery bartender who was arrested and accused of being one of the suspects terrorizing and sexually assaulting Brooklyn woman—only for a witness to recant identifying him in a lineup—tells the Post, "This was torture... I don’t know how to deal with the situation, I’m just trying to clear my name. I’m 100 percent innocent."
Queens Groping Suspect Nabbed After Biking Through Red Light
Police have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting women while bicycling in Long Island City. According to the Daily News, "Police collared the man after they spotted him pedaling away from a screaming woman at Broadway and 31st St. in Astoria Tuesday morning, police said. He was captured after he rode through a red light at the intersection," cops said.
NYPD: More Brooklyn Sex Attacks Fit Groping Pattern, Total Now At 20
After issuing a $12,000 reward for information related to the series of sexual assaults on women in Brooklyn and reporting that a woman was assaulted on Thursday night in Windsor Terrace, the NYPD revealed that another half dozen or so attacks would be added to the already-too-long list. WTF.
Video: Sandra Lee Blooper Reel Features Self-Groping, Dirty Words
Food Network star (and recent Anthony Bourdain victim) Sandra Lee, fan of cocktail time and cockatoos, sure has a mouth on that pretty little face! Behold this strangely transfixing blooper reel, in which the Semi-First Lady paws at her own breasts, curses, and shows a surprising level of self-deprecation:
Central Park Groping Suspect Arrested, Cops Checking If He's UES Groper
With record breaking heat broiling the city, The Summer Of The Groper continued today: police arrested a suspect who allegedly groped a female jogger in Central Park early this morning. And authorities are now trying to establish whether 26-year-old Eusebio Molina is the Upper East Side serial groper...or if he's just a copycat!
Staten Island EMT Allegedly Groped Car Crash Victim In Ambulance
A Staten Island EMT is accused of groping a patient last month inside an ambulance. David Taranto arrived on the scene of a car accident at West Cedarview Ave. and Kensico St., brought the "shaken up" middle-aged woman into his ambulance, and allegedly "took his stethoscope, placed it underneath her shirt and cupped her breast in his hand," SI Live reports. Once at the hospital, Taranto also reportedly told her that she had a "beautiful body," before calling his number from her cell phone.
Man Who Groped Flight Attendant: My Blood Sugar Made Me Do It
A Ukrainian tourist pleaded guilty yesterday to sexually assaulting a flight attendant during a flight from London to JFK. 53-year-old Iurii Chumak, who as you can see here was sent over straight from Central Casting, was drinking straight from a bottle of Dewar's on the April 28th flight when the unidentified flight attendant bent over to pour coffee for another passenger near him. That's when Chumak seized the opportunity to slide his hand up her skirt, “grabbed her genital area” and “began to run his fingers back and forth." That Chumak—what a charmer!
Children Of Molesting Orthodox Rabbi Say Their Matchmaking Prospects Look Grim
It's the Orthodox-Rabbi-who-groped-a-female-Israeli-army-officer-on-an-airplane story that just keeps giving! The children of convicted grabby-hands Rabbi Gavriel Bidany pleaded with the court for leniency for their father, who faces up to six months in prison, because it hurts their chances to get married: "Today I am 21 and I need to start my own family...and without my dad it is impossible. It would hurt my match-making possibilities," said Avishar Bidany.
Worst Class Trip Chaperone Ever
A Stamford, Connecticut man was arrested in Times Square yesterday after he allegedly groped young girls on a class trip he was chaperoning. The Post reports Tomas Manzano, whose son is in the fifth grade class, was "spotted by the teacher caressing a girl's face as they were headed from the Central Park Zoo... Manzano stopped after the teacher asked him what he was doing, but when they arrived at their next destination, Mars 2112 in Times Square, the two got into a heated argument in front of the students."
Massa: Nothing Sexual, Just Tickle Fights
Recently-resigned Rep. Eric Massa insists he "did nothing sexual" with his staff, but he admits he tickled them, sent them "inappropriate" text messages, and told one aide he should be "fracking" him. Just hours after news broke that Massa was under investigation for groping male aides, the former New York Congressman told Glenn Beck: "Now they are saying I groped a male staffer. Yeah, I did. Not only did I grope him. I tickled him until he couldn't breathe, and then four guys jumped on top of me. It was my 50th birthday. It was kill the old guy. You can take anything out of context."
Suspected Subway Perv, With Long Rap Sheet, Caught
A day after the NYPD distributed the cellphone picture of a man accused of sexually assaulting a subway passenger, cops have arrested him—thanks to a woman who recognized him from the photo.
Lawyer Accused of Groping Female Employees
Yikes: The Manhattan DA's office charged a well-known lawyer with forcible touching, third-degree sex abuse and harassment after two female employees complained about his advances. The lawyer, 68-year-old Richard Dienst (father of WNBC reporter Jonathan Dienst), did not enter a plea during his arraignment yesterday.

