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Surveillance footage of the suspected groper. (credit: NYPD)

Manhattan ‘Gentleman Groper’ Cops Plea, Is Sentenced To Therapy

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that Paul Kraft pleaded guilty to five counts of forcible touching in a creepy crime wave that had women from the Upper East Side to Lower Manhattan on edge.

2013/05/02

Surveillance footage of the suspected groper. (credit: NYPD)

New Suspect Charged As ‘Gentleman Groper’ On Subway

Another man has been arrested and charged as the “Gentleman Groper” seven months after charges were dropped against another man.

2012/12/03

Karl Vanderwoude outside a Manhattan courthouse on Monday, May 7, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

Charges Against Alleged ‘Well-Dressed Groper’ Dropped

Karl Vanderwoude walked out of court Monday morning after a Manhattan criminal court judge dismissed all the charges against him.

2012/05/07

Karl Vanderwoude (credit: CBS 2)

EXCLUSIVE: Karl Vanderwoude Tells CBS 2 He Is Not The ‘Gentleman Groper’

The 26-year old Bible study leader said his life has been a nightmare since his arrest ten days ago.

2012/04/23

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