Manhattan DA's office employee charged with sexual abuse after alleged incident on Queens subway

An analyst with the [Manhattan District Attorney’s Office](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-york) was arrested Tuesday on allegations that he sexually abused a woman while off duty, police told Fox News Digital Wednesday.  Tauhid Dewan, 28, is accused of inappropriately touching a 40-year-old woman’s private area during a late-afternoon rush-hour subway ride in Queens, [according](https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/off-duty-nyc-employee-allegedly-touches-woman-on-subway-sources/) to local outlet PIX11.  The victim was reportedly a random woman, the outlet added, citing sources who said she and the suspect were strangers.  A spokeswoman for the office told Fox News Digital that the staffer has since been suspended. [**MAN ARRESTED IN NYC STRANGULATION DEATH OF WOMAN FOUND OUTSIDE TIMES SQUARE HOTEL**](https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-arrested-strangulation-death-woman-found-times-square-hotel) According to the New York Police Department, Dewan was arrested around 5 p.m., possibly after returning from work. PIX11 added that the arrest occurred minutes after the incident, which allegedly took place on a No. 7 train near the Junction Boulevard station. He was subsequently arrested by the NYPD Transit Bureau and is facing multiple charges, including forcible touching on a bus or train, third-degree [sexual abuse](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/rape), and second-degree harassment involving physical contact. He was also charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child under the age of 17, suggesting a minor may have been nearby and either witnessed the alleged conduct or was placed at risk by it. [**ERIC SWALWELL FACES MANHATTAN SEX ASSAULT PROBE AFTER ENDING CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN AMID ALLEGATIONS**](https://www.foxnews.com/us/eric-swalwell-faces-manhattan-sex-assault-probe-ending-california-governor-campaign-amid-allegations) [Law](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/law) enforcement sources said Dewan has no prior arrests, local outlets reported. According to city records, Dewan has worked at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as a senior investigative analyst for nearly four years, since July 10, 2022. His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was scheduled for Wednesday, according to state records.