Case dismissed for tourist visiting NYC and accused for forcible touching (Manhattan)

2019

Our client, while visiting the US, was arrested for allegedly touching the sexual or intimate parts of another person while they were together in public. Our client was charged with forcible touching, PL 130.52, a class A misdemeanor. When we met for the case evaluation, we noticed that the facts of the case really didn’t properly support the forcible touching charges. Confident in getting it dismissed, we fought with the prosecutor for several months until the entire case was eventually dropped. The case resulted in no jail, no criminal record, no sex offender program or registration.