NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Guillermmo Merino, 39, of 19 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, New York was arraigned on a Superseding Felony Complaint charging him with four counts of Persistent Sexual Abuse, class “E” Felonies.
Over a period of 11 days, in four separate incidents, the defendant inappropriately touched four women.
On June 18th, 2014, at approximately 8:02 P.M. at the intersection of Sickles Avenue & Prince Street, in New Rochelle, New York at about June 18, 2014, the defendant intentionally and for no legitimate purpose grabbed the victim’s buttocks, without permission or consent, for the purpose of gratifying his sexual desire.
On June 23rd, 2014, at approximately 8:25 A.M on Van Guilder Avenue, in New Rochelle, the defendant intentionally and for no legitimate purpose grabbed a second victim’s buttocks, without permission or consent, for the purpose of gratifying his sexual desire.
On June 27, 2014, at approximately 7:15 A.M, at 28 Harrison Street, in New Rochelle, the defendant intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose grabbed a third victim’s buttocks, without permission or consent, for the purpose of gratifying his sexual desire.
On June 29, 2014, 5:35 PM at 24 Station Plaza, in New Rochelle, the defendant intentionally and for no legitimate purpose grabbed a fourth victim’s buttocks, without permission or consent, for the purpose of gratifying his sexual desire.
The charges in this complaint stem from the defendant committing the offense of Forcible Touching – a Misdemeanor.