Greenwich Roundup: 11/04/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert: Greenwich Police bust 'man in van' for groping incident

Friday, November 4, 2011

11/04/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert: Greenwich Police bust 'man in van' for groping incident - Where Is The Greenwich Time?

Breaking News Alert

Greenwich Police bust 'man in van' for groping incident.

FRIDAY 1:22 PM

Greenwich police have busted the man they believe is responsible for inappropriately touching a teenage girl this week.

James Magri, 27, of New Milford, was arrested Thursday after turning himself in to police. He was charged with fourth degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor in connection with two incidents in town this week while driving around Mallard Drive in a white van.

According to police, on Oct. 31, Mr. Magri was driving along Mallard and came across an 18-year-old female woman who was walking by herself. He allegedly convinced the young woman to get into his van and then tried to get her to engage in consensual sex. When she rebuffed this advance, police say Mr. Magri inappropriately touched her, but she was able to leave the van without further incident after that contact was made.

Police Public Information Officer Lt. Kraig Gray told the Post that the woman initially got into the van because she mistook Mr. Magri for someone she knew and that once she realized she was mistaken he had begun to drive away and she was unable to immediately leave.

Two days later, on Nov. 2, Mr. Magri was again driving on Mallard Drive and this time allegedly approached a 14-year-old girl who was walking on Mallard Drive. This time when he attempted to get the girl into the van, police say she refused and Mr. Magri fled the scene in the vehicle when she started to call for help with her cell phone.

Lt. Gray said that Mr. Magri was working in the area for a local contractor and the white van was a company vehicle. He stressed that the company owner was “very cooperative” with the investigation and assisting police in identifying Mr. Magri. Lt. Gray said the investigation is ongoing to determine if there were any additional incidents.

Mr. Magri was released on a $1,000 dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on November 10.

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UPDATE

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SIX HOURS LATER THE LOCAL RAG REPORTS

New Milford man charged with Greenwich sex assault
07:28 p.m., Friday, November 4, 2011

...Both incidents happened mid-afternoon, police Lt. Kraig Gray said.

"The first girl mistook him for someone she knew," Gray said. After the 18-year-old got into the van and discovered Magri wasn't an acquaintance, "she did everything to show that she was not interested," Gray said.

Gray said that 95 percent of all sexual assaults are perpetrated by a person the victim knows. He said Magri is a tradesman working for a contractor, but wouldn't elaborate....