{"id":205260,"date":"2026-04-21T21:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205260\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:40:20","slug":"nyc-man-71-accused-of-touching-6-year-old-girl-in-marshalls-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205260\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC man, 71, accused of touching 6-year-old girl in Marshalls: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A 71-year-old man is accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in a Queens department store last week, police and sources said.<\/p>\n

Angel Farias, 71, allegedly grabbed the child inside the Marshalls on 168-23 Jamaica Ave. at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to the NYPD and sources.<\/p>\n

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The 6-year-old girl was shopping with her mother when Farias allegedly grabbed her private area, sources said.<\/p>\n

The suspect was arrested on Monday and charged with sexual abuse, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.<\/p>\n

\"Angel<\/p>\n

Angel Farias, 71, was arrested for allegedly touching a girl in a Queens store on April 16, 2026. (Credit: NYPD)<\/p>\n

Farias, a Queens resident, has no prior arrests, cops said. His arraignment was pending on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mira Wassef is an award-winning reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined the PIX11 News digital team in 2022. See more of her work here.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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