Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Slapping NYU Scholar’s Butt, Watch the Video

An NYU pupil was randomly attacked Monday in Greenwich Village … and now a suspect has been arrested for the weird butt-slapping on a sidewalk, TMZ has confirmed.

Watch the video … a person carrying a light-blue scarf follows a 20-year-old lady throughout a busy avenue to sneak up behind her and strike her laborious on the behind. He follows up by knocking her to the bottom with one other vicious blow to the top.

This all occurred in broad daylight in decrease Manhattan because the poor lady was simply attempting to make her solution to a 9:30 AM class.

The video additionally exhibits passersby — clearly surprised by the incidence — are inclined to the lady after her fall.

Fortunately, the varsity is on high of it, and so are the police.

NYU spokesperson John Beckman tells TMZ … “The College is deeply disturbed by the assault on one among its feminine college students that occurred yesterday morning on a Broadway sidewalk. We take this incident very critically; we’re providing assist to the scholar, and NYU’s Campus Security Division is working with the police in investigating the incident.”

He continued … “The incident was reported to our Division of Campus Security yesterday afternoon. The division’s sufferer companies unit promptly reached out to the scholar; they’ve assisted her in connecting with detectives from the native precinct.”

The NYPD confirmed to TMZ officers responded to a 911 name … they recognized the suspect and arrested 45-year-old James Rizzo. Rizzo was booked for persistent sexual abuse, forcible touching, and assault … we’re advised Rizzo has 16 prior arrests.