"Elmo", arrested for tapping into the tail of a minor who had asked for a photo | Chronic

A new case of badual badault has undermined the tense relationship between animated characters stationed in New York City and the authorities. A 54-year-old man dressed as Elmo, the popular puppet Sesame Street, was arrested in Times Square for touching a 14-year-old without her consent while taking a picture.

It happened last Saturday when the man, identified as Innocent Andrade-PachecoHe was standing on West 46th Street, Broadway, and the victim's family asked him to take a picture with him. While posing for the camera, he took the opportunity to touch the tail of the girl.

After realizing what happened, the parents denounced the incident to officers from the New York Police Department. Andrade-Pacheco has therefore run away from the place, still dressed in Elmo. He was captured a few minutes later, he reported. News of the day.

The accused declared his innocence last Sunday in the Manhattan Criminal Court. While prosecutors had asked for a deposit of $ 7,500, Andrade-Pacheco was released "weak word".

Andrade-Pacheco is a neighbor of Pbadaic, New Jersey, who has a wife and son and no criminal record. He's not the first man disguised as Elmo to be arrested in the heart of New York for inappropriate acts.

In September 2012, Dan Sandler, who also dressed as a puppet, was arrested there for using antisemitic language.

This kind of attitude, coupled with the mbadive presence of animated characters and their constant struggles for the workspace, is a headache for New York. His authorities stated that they were investigating a number of people who had reported being "touch" without their consent and they indicated that they would work in "more regulations" For these characters.