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Brooklyn Man Arrested Following Sex Abuse Accusations By Fellow OWS Protester

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An Occupy Wall Street protester has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a fellow demonstrator.

Police said an 18-year-old woman told officers that while she was inside a tent in Zuccotti Park Tuesday night around 9:40 p.m., a man touched her inappropriately.

A Sigh Of Relief In Zuccotti Park. 1010 WINS' Al Jones Reports.

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The suspect, 26-year-old Tonye Iketubosin, of Crown Heights, was apprehended a short time later and charged with sexual abuse.

Al Jones of 1010 WINS reported that Iketubosin, known in the community as "Tony Parks" is also being looked at for three separate attacks.

Those incidents include an alleged rape on Saturday morning and the sexual assault of a 17-year-old the weekend before.

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