The Metropolitan Police Department’s Sexual Assault Unit announced an arrest was made for Third Degree Sexual Abuse in the 3300 block of Prospect Street, Northwest, on Saturday, September 17, 2016

At approximately 1:03 am, members of the Second District were on heightened patrol in the area, when they observed a female walking on the sidewalk. They immediately observed the suspect following closely behind her. Within seconds, the suspect ran up behind the victim and groped her. The victim ran off, as did the suspect. Officers were able to stop the suspect and he was subsequently placed under arrest.

On September 17, 2016, 34-year-old Sergio Waldo Velaquez-Cardozo, from Falls Church, VA, was arrested and charged with Third Degree Sexual Abuse.

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