Friday, February 16, 2007
Man arrested in alleged sexual assault of girl in Williamsburg
A Level 3 sex offender was charged with allegedly kissing and fondling a girl in an alleyway in a crime that shocked a tight-knit community in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Eyewitness News has learned 29-year-old Jason Forgetta of Brooklyn was charged with sodomy, sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Forgetta was positively identified by the victim of the Oct. 4 attack that caused concern in the Hasidic neighborhood.
Police say the victim, a seven-year-old girl, was coerced into an alleyway at 135 Ross Street, where the victim said Forgetta kissed and fondled her.
According to reports, the girl's father stumbled on the attack and chased the suspect into the street. Eyewitness News is told Forgetta then jumped into a dark SUV and drove off, as the father tried to hold on to the vehicle's door.
Authorities were able to track Forgetta down because he is already a convicted sex offender. He was designated a Level 3 sex offender following a May 8, 2002, conviction for sex abuse and attempted sex abuse.
According to officials, a Level 3 sex offender means psychologists believe it's more than likely that the offender will commit the crime again.
The attack reportedly involved sexual contact, during which he physically overpowered and hit his victim.
Forgetta served two years of a three year prison sentence and was released on parole on Jan. 24, 2006. He was on parole at the time of the October attack.
News video is posted on the site
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5039778
A Level 3 sex offender was charged with allegedly kissing and fondling a girl in an alleyway in a crime that shocked a tight-knit community in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
Eyewitness News has learned 29-year-old Jason Forgetta of Brooklyn was charged with sodomy, sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Forgetta was positively identified by the victim of the Oct. 4 attack that caused concern in the Hasidic neighborhood.
Police say the victim, a seven-year-old girl, was coerced into an alleyway at 135 Ross Street, where the victim said Forgetta kissed and fondled her.
According to reports, the girl's father stumbled on the attack and chased the suspect into the street. Eyewitness News is told Forgetta then jumped into a dark SUV and drove off, as the father tried to hold on to the vehicle's door.
Authorities were able to track Forgetta down because he is already a convicted sex offender. He was designated a Level 3 sex offender following a May 8, 2002, conviction for sex abuse and attempted sex abuse.
According to officials, a Level 3 sex offender means psychologists believe it's more than likely that the offender will commit the crime again.
The attack reportedly involved sexual contact, during which he physically overpowered and hit his victim.
Forgetta served two years of a three year prison sentence and was released on parole on Jan. 24, 2006. He was on parole at the time of the October attack.
News video is posted on the site
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5039778
Comments:
Anon 7:32 is making sense! I would like to ask even further. Where is the "shock and outrage" towards the parents who let their yiddishe kinderlach roam in the streets without supervision? Brijnging children into this world comes with responsibilities.
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