DISTRICT ATTORNEY - NEW YORK COUNTY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2010

CONTACT: Erin Duggan
212-335-9400

MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REQUESTS ASSISTANCE REGARDING HUGUES AKASSY

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is requesting assistance regarding defendant HUGUES AKASSY, who was charged in a complaint earlier this week with Rape and Sexual Abuse in connection with an incident in Riverside Park on Tuesday, July 27.  The Office asks that anyone with information about this person contact the District Attorney’s Office’s Sex Crimes Unit as soon as possible.  If you or someone you know has had any contact with AKASSY, please call the Sex Crimes Unit’s hotline at 212-335-9373.

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