Queens subway rider nabbed for taking up multiple seats linked to sex abuse crimes

A Queens subway rider busted for sprawling crossed more than 1 seat was past linked to respective caller frightening crimes against women, including groping 3 schoolgirls, constabulary said.

Matthew Leon mightiness inactive beryllium connected the streets had helium not been caught lying crossed respective seats connected a No. 7 bid successful Flushing Monday afternoon, cops said.

That insignificant infraction is portion of a database of subway rules NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced past week constabulary volition much strictly enforce arsenic portion of a caller absorption connected quality-of-life offenses.

Leon, 25, was asked for recognition truthful that helium could beryllium issued a summons but the ID, listing him arsenic Matthew Klyn, was fake, constabulary said.

Officers yet determined his existent sanction and realized helium was wanted for 2 Manhattan subway attacks, some connected Jan. 23, successful which helium allegedly punched 2 women successful the look little than 2 hours isolated connected R trains adjacent the Eighth St.-NYU station, constabulary said.

The woman, 27 and 57, were minding their ain concern erstwhile Leon walked up to them and punched them, constabulary said. They suffered insignificant injuries.

As Leon’s apprehension was being processed successful Queens Monday, constabulary learned idiosyncratic matching his statement was besides being sought for 2 incidents conscionable six hours earlier, constabulary said.

He allegedly confronted 2 girls, some 15, astatine Gates Ave. and Grandview Ave. successful Ridgewood, constabulary said.

Leon, who lives adjacent successful Bushwick, enactment his arms astir the girls’ necks and held them tightly, past covered their mouths with his hands and kissed them connected their cheeks arsenic they screamed and tried to interruption free, according to constabulary and a transgression complaint.

A fewer minutes later, helium approached a 16-year-old miss 7 blocks distant astatine Himrod St. and Grandview Ave., grabbed her astir the cervix and kissed her neck, constabulary and the ailment say.

The 3 victims each be Grover Cleveland High School, located up the artifact from the 2nd incident. All 3 told schoolhouse officials what happened and constabulary were called, with astatine slightest 1 unfortunate aboriginal identifying Leon from a photograph array, a constabulary root said.

Leon was charged Tuesday with enactment abuse, forcible touching and endangering the payment of a child. He pleaded not blameworthy and was ordered held without bail.

Assault charges are expected to beryllium filed successful Manhattan Wednesday for punching the 2 women.

Leon has aggregate anterior arrests connected his record, including 1 successful which helium resisted arrest, besides for lying crossed respective subway seats, constabulary said. He besides has respective different intersexual maltreatment arrests successful which helium allegedly groped women, constabulary said.