Sex offender accused of slap attack on NYU student was nabbed hiding out in university-owned apartment

Will This Creep Finally Be Taken Off the Street?

(New York, NY) – On Monday, as she was headed to class, NYU student Amelia Lewis was randomly assaulted. A creep with a long rap sheet had run up behind her, slapped her butt, and violently thrown her to the ground. Lewis shared her frightening tale with Sid Rosenberg Friday.     The sad reality is that Lewis’ attacker may have gotten away with it, if not for help from her friend. As the shaken student was telling her friends what happened, fell…

Creep accused of slapping NYU student's backside, knocking her to ground is repeat sex offender who was paroled in September

The 45-year-old male accused of slapping a New York University student's backside and knocking her to the sidewalk while she was on her way to class earlier this week is a repeat sex offender who was paroled in September.James Rizzo was arraigned late Wednesday night in Manhattan Criminal Court, WCBS-TV reported.'I let NYU security know to let students know that this man is going around doing this to other women.'Rizzo — a Level 2 sex offender w…

NYU attack suspect allegedly assaulted woman days earlier, found burglarizing off-campus apartments: report

Serial attacker James Rizzo charged in random NYC assaults targeting women, including NYU student. Repeat offender held without bail after attacks.

Sex offender accused of slap attack on NYU student was nabbed hiding out in university-owned apartment

A homeless sex offender parolee with a long criminal history arrested for an unprovoked slap attack on a 20-year-old NYU student was nabbed in a vacant penthouse apartment in a university-owned building — with belongings stolen from his unsuspecting neighbors, prosecutors say. A day after allegedly slapping NYU student Amelia Lewis on the buttocks as she walked to class in Greenwich Village Monday morning, cops found suspect James Rizzo holed up…

Man who assaulted student found squatting in NYU penthouse

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Police Capture Man Accused of Attacking NYU Student Near Campus

A man, 45-year-old James Rizzo, has been arrested and charged after a shocking, random attack on a student, Amelia Lewis, from New York University (NYU) in Greenwich Village, New York.  According to police, the incident happened Monday morning in front of 735 Broadway as the 20-year-old woman walked to class. The suspect suddenly approached her, […] The post Police Capture Man Accused of Attacking NYU Student Near Campus appeared first on NYCTas…