Man Accused Of Groping Multiple Victims At College In Hudson Valley: Police

A 32-year-old man faces charges after allegedly groping numerous victims at a college in the Hudson Valley, police said.

The groping incidents happened at Bard College in Dutchess County, police said.
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Ben Crnic

08/25/2023 5:00 p.m.

Columbia County resident Nathan Holmes of Gallatin, age 32, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 24 for allegedly groping victims at Bard College located in Dutchess County in the hamlet of Annandale-On-Hudson, New York State Police announced.

According to authorities, Holmes' arrest resulted from an investigation into two separate incidents at the college in which victims were sexually groped in public.

Holmes is not a student or staff member at the college, police added.

Following his arrest, Holmes was charged with two counts of forcible touching. He was arraigned in the town of Red Hook Court and returned to Albany County Jail, where he is being held for other similar offenses, authorities said.

He will next appear in Red Hook Court on Thursday, Sept. 28.

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