Ivory Coast Native Convicted Of Raping Woman, Harassing 3 Others In New York
NEW YORK (AP / WCBS 880) - An Ivory Coast native has been convicted of raping one woman and harassing three others in New York. But he was acquitted of sexually attacking a fifth woman.
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Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in Hugues-Denver Akassy's trial.
Prosecutors say the 43-year-old Akassy charmed the women with a debonair, phony persona, then became a sexually aggressive stalker. They say he was homeless but described himself as an accomplished French-language TV journalist on a website prosecutors say was rife with plagiarized praise.
Akassy said the sexual encounters were consensual, and the other accusations resulted from misunderstandings. He said he didn't populate the now-defunct website.
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