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Teen Charged In Groping Of Boy In Williamsburg

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A teenage suspect was charged Tuesday night in the groping of an 11-year-old boy in Williamsburg, Brooklyn this past weekend.

Brian Montes, 16, of Brooklyn, was charged with attempted luring of a child and forcible touching, police said.

Around 9:23 a.m. Sunday, the boy was waiting for the bus in front of the building at 551 Flushing Ave. when the man came up from behind and grabbed his crotch, police said.

The boy ran off, and the suspect also escaped toward the Marcy Houses public housing development, police said.

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