Co-op City Man Arrested in Groping of 10-Year-Old Girl

Charged with Multiple Counts of Sexually Abusing Minor

The NYPD made an arrest in the groping of a 10-year-old in the Pelham Gardens section of the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

November 1, 2024 

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BRONX - A Co-op City man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse in an assault on a child, cops said. 

The NYPD announced the arrest of 42-year-old Raymond Fernandez. The Co-op City resident was arrested at midnight today and was charged  with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and acting in the manner injurious to a child. 

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At around 4:15 pm on October 25, a 10-year-old girl was near a park in the vicinity of Mace Avenue and Gunther Avenue in Pelham Gardens. Cops said a man walked up to the girl and “touched her private area with his hand.” The man then ran away. 

An investigation led to cops to identifying an image of the suspect from a bank ATM surveillance camera. Less than 24 hours after releasing the video police arrested Fernandez. 

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