Worker Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girl At Long Island Restaurant

An employee at a Long Island Subway restaurant has been accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.

Dipak Patel
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police*

06/05/2021 3:00 p.m.

Dipak Patel, age 39, approached the girl and forcibly grabbed her inappropriately while working at the Subway in Merrick, at 1341 Jerusalem Ave., at around 7:25 p.m. Friday, June 4, Nassau County Police said.

Officers then responded to the scene and placed Patel under arrest without further incident, said police.

Patel, of Little Neck, Queens, has been charged with:

First-degree sexual abuse,
Endangering the welfare of a child.

He was arraigned on Saturday, June 5, in Mineola.

Detectives request if anyone believes they may have been a victim of Patel to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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