Police on Long Island have arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a woman as she sat in her parked car, and they are urging any other potential victims to come forward following the weekend arrest in Westbury.
According to investigators, the man forcibly touched a 22-year-old woman while she was sitting in her parked car in Westbury on Saturday night. The woman's daughter was in the vehicle with her at the time of the encounter.
The man arrested was identified as 53-year-old Mohammed Karam Zada, who was taken into custody after detectives investigated the report. Authorities said he had been previously convicted of multiple sexual offenses.
Citing that history, police said anyone else who may be a victim should contact them. Such appeals are a step authorities commonly take when a suspect has prior convictions for similar offenses, in case there are additional cases that have not yet been reported.
Investigators did not release further details about how the encounter unfolded or how they came to identify and arrest the suspect. The precise circumstances of the initial report and the subsequent investigation were not fully spelled out.
Zada now faces the legal process following his arrest, while the case remains under investigation. Police reiterated their request for any potential victims or witnesses to come forward as they continue their work on the case.