{"id":207620,"date":"2026-04-23T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/207620\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:20:02","slug":"manhattan-das-office-employee-charged-with-sexual-abuse-after-alleged-incident-on-queens-subway-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/207620\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan DA’s office employee charged with sexual abuse after alleged incident on Queens subway"},"content":{"rendered":"

An analyst with the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a> was arrested Tuesday on allegations that he sexually abused a woman while off duty, police told Fox News Digital Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Tauhid Dewan, 28, is accused of inappropriately touching a 40-year-old woman\u2019s private area during a late-afternoon rush-hour subway ride in Queens, according<\/a> to local outlet PIX11.<\/p>\n

The victim was reportedly a random woman, the outlet added, citing sources who said she and the suspect were strangers.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the office told Fox News Digital that the staffer has since been suspended.<\/p>\n

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\"Tauhid<\/p>\n

Tauhid Dewan, 28, was arrested in New York City Tuesday following allegations that the Manhattan DA staffer innapropriately touched a woman during a subway ride<\/p>\n

(Fox News)<\/p>\n

According to the New York Police Department, Dewan was arrested around 5 p.m., possibly after returning from work.<\/p>\n

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PIX11 added that the arrest occurred minutes after the incident, which allegedly took place on a No. 7 train near the Junction Boulevard station.<\/p>\n

He was subsequently arrested by the NYPD Transit Bureau and is facing multiple charges, including forcible touching on a bus or train, third-degree sexual abuse<\/a> and second-degree harassment involving physical contact.<\/p>\n

He was also charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child under the age of 17, suggesting a minor may have been nearby and either witnessed the alleged conduct or was placed at risk by it.<\/p>\n

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Tauhid Dewan is an employee of the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office, which is led by DA Alvin Bragg.<\/p>\n

Law<\/a> enforcement sources said Dewan has no prior arrests, local outlets reported.<\/p>\n

According to city records, Dewan has worked at the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office as a senior investigative analyst for nearly four years, since July 10, 2022.<\/p>\n

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His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was scheduled for Wednesday, according to state records.<\/p>\n

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