{"id":331458,"date":"2026-04-23T04:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/manhattan-das-office-employee-charged-with-sexual-abuse-after-alleged-incident-on-queens-subway.html"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:40:55","slug":"manhattan-das-office-employee-charged-with-sexual-abuse-after-alleged-incident-on-queens-subway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/manhattan-das-office-employee-charged-with-sexual-abuse-after-alleged-incident-on-queens-subway.html","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan DA&#8217;s office employee charged with sexual abuse after alleged incident on Queens subway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/a5bd73a5_image.jpg\" alt=\"Fox News Flash top headlines for April 22\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Fox News Flash top headlines for April 22<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com.<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"speakable\">An analyst with the <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"speakable\">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, <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">according<\/a> to local outlet PIX11.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim was reportedly a random woman, the outlet added, citing sources who said she and the suspect were strangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokeswoman for the office told Fox News Digital that the staffer has since been suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>MAN ARRESTED IN NYC STRANGULATION DEATH OF WOMAN FOUND OUTSIDE TIMES SQUARE HOTEL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/74ce47d9_DEWAN-PROFILE-PHOTO.jpeg\" alt=\"Tauhid Dewan stands in a suit smiling in front of a nature backdrop\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>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<\/span> <span>(LinkedIn)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the New York Police Department, Dewan was arrested around 5 p.m., possibly after returning from work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\n\n\n<p>He was subsequently arrested by the NYPD Transit Bureau and is facing multiple charges, including forcible touching on a bus or train, third-degree <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">sexual abuse<\/a>, and second-degree harassment involving physical contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>ERIC SWALWELL FACES MANHATTAN SEX ASSAULT PROBE AFTER ENDING CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN AMID ALLEGATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/54f106ae_alvin-bragg-press-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg standing with staff at a news conference in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>Tauhid Dewan is an employee of the Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office, which is led by DA Alvin Bragg.<\/span> <span>(Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Law<\/a> enforcement sources said Dewan has no prior arrests, local outlets reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/79b46d91_nyc-subway-stabbing-nypd_02.jpg\" alt=\"People boarding an F-line train at Smith Street - 9th Street subway station in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>People board a train at a subway station in New York City on Aug. 1, 2025.<\/span> <span>(Gary Hershorn\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was scheduled for Wednesday, according to state records.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; 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