Crime & Safety
Hicksville Lyft Driver Accused Of Sex Abuse Of Passenger: NCPD
Police say he was working as a Lyft driver when he forcibly touched a 30-year-old woman who was his passenger.
LEVITTOWN, NY — A Hicksville man was arrested Thursday on charges of forcibly touching a woman, according to a release from the Nassau County Police Department.
Jaspal Shergill, 35, of Seymour Lane in Hicksville, was driving a Lyft on Feb. 2, police say, when he was driving a 30-year-old woman as a passenger.
Police say he forcibly touched the woman while at the Taco Bell at 3946 Hempstead Tpk. in Levittown around 1 a.m.
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Shergill was arrested on charges of forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse.
He's scheduled in court at 9 a.m. on March 16.
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Anybody who feels they've been the victim of a similar incident is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
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