"On Dec. 1, he allegedly molested 20-year-old Amelia Lewis as she walked to school in an attack that was caught on camera and quickly went viral on social media. Police say Rizzo has a long history of similar forcible touching assaults of women, including more than 10 prior arrests. Rizzo allegedly ran up to Lewis from behind and slapped her buttocks before striking her across the head, sending her tumbling to the sidewalk."
"I just crossed the street, and I'm walking down the right side of Broadway, and then you can see that he literally followed me across the street, Lewis said in a social media post. I just really want to emphasize how not okay this is. I am a student at NYU, I should not be scared to be walking down the street to go to my 9:30 a.m. class."
On Dec. 1, 45-year-old James Rizzo allegedly molested 20-year-old NYU student Amelia Lewis in Lower Manhattan, an assault that was captured on camera and widely shared. Rizzo allegedly ran up from behind, slapped her buttocks and struck her across the head, knocking her to the sidewalk while bystanders initially froze. Police say Rizzo has a long history of forcible touching assaults with more than ten prior arrests. On Dec. 2, officers arrested Rizzo after catching him burglarizing an empty Greenwich Village apartment and linked him to at least three other burglaries in the same building.
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