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(DCPI) Credit: NYPD

Police have arrested a man accused of groping and flashing a teenage girl in an Astoria library.

Hector Troche, 56, was caught on library surveillance footage after allegedly grabbing a 15-year-old girl's crotch and exposing himself on March 4, police said.

Police announced Troche's arrest Sunday after a weeklong investigation.

Troche faces charges of sex abuse, forcible touching and public lewdness. No children were injured.
 

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

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