A suspect was nabbed Tuesday for grabbing and grinding against at least four women in downtown Brooklyn, cops said.
Kalen Bell, 26, was charged with forcible touching and sexual abuse related to four attacks in March and April. He was wearing a black Vinnies hoodie emblazoned with the word “Brooklyn” and gray sweatpants when he was led out in cuffs at the 77th Precinct stationhouse in Crown Heights.
According to police, on March 19, Bell crept up behind a 30-year old woman near the corner of Gold and Front Sts. in Vinegar Hill, grabbed her by the waist and then pressed up against her before running off.
On March 30, Bell is charged with jumping a 21-year-old woman near Middagh and Willow Sts. in Brooklyn Heights around 7:45 a.m. The victim told cops the suspect grabbed her from behind, put her in a bear hug, and grinded against her before escaping down the street.
On April 1, cops said Bell grabbed and grinded a 34-year-old woman near Henry and Joralemon Sts.; a day later he did the same thing to a 60-year-old woman near Fulton St. and Ashland Place, police charged.
Bell’s arraignment was pending in Brooklyn Criminal Court Wednesday.
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