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Brooklyn Man Charged After Two Teen Girls Attacked in Adjacent Buildings, Police Say

Surveillance video led officers to 22-year-old Justin Lee, whose arraignment remains pending in Brooklyn Criminal Court.

Overview

  • Police say the incidents occurred Friday on Ocean Parkway near Ditmas Avenue in Kensington within roughly six hours.
  • A 13-year-old was followed into her building, grabbed by the neck, and pushed under a staircase before the assailant fled, and she was not seriously hurt.
  • Hours later, another teenage girl was accosted inside a neighboring building, struggled on the floor, and declined medical treatment, with reports differing on whether she is 15 or 16.
  • After releasing surveillance footage Friday evening, officers located and arrested Justin Lee in the area around 2 a.m., and police say he lives on the same block.
  • Lee is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and harassment, and court proceedings are awaiting his arraignment.