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NY Times Deliveryman Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Woman During Route
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 19, 2011
Modified Feb 19, 2011
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A man is accused of assaulting a resident in the TriBeCa building where he was delivering copies of the NY Times. According to the Post, "Luis MacAncela was passing out The New York Times in the building at 50 Murray St. -- where one-bedroom apartments rent for $6,795 a month and there is 24/7 security -- when he sauntered through the 26-year-old woman's door last Sunday at around 4:45 a.m., authorities said."
Sources say that MacAncela, went into the woman's bedroom and fondled her "until she woke up in a frightened panic... When the woman screamed, MacAncela al legedly tried to grab her crotch before fleeing." MacAnela, who was charged with burglary and sexual abuse, was released on $5,000 bail and told to stay away from the building.
However, his lawyer Frank Rothman said his client only entered the unit to see if the woman was all right, because the door was left open and articles of clothing were outside the the apartment, "He yelled out, 'Is everyone OK?' in his broken English. She freaked out, understandably, with a stranger in her apartment." Rothman said his client told her, "I'm sorry, I thought you were in trouble," and then went back to work.
Still, residents are reportedly infuriated that this could happen in the expensive rental—a woman whose 33-year-old daughter lives there said, "It's inexcusable ... unacceptable. You're paying a lot for [security] services. We all have a naive sense of safety in a building like this," and a 46-year-old female resident said that the building's management hasn't said a word, "I think residents should be notified. [Notification] instills fear but it also makes you aware of what's happening. I pay almost $5,000 a month -- for that kind of money, you expect certain services ... I want to be told if something happens." But a "frequent short-term visitor" said, "We just have to be more careful -- and lock our doors."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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