Crime & Safety

Restaurateur Accused of Sex Abuse

Police say Woodbury Nisen owner abused employee.

The Nassau County police arrested a Woodbury restaurant owner Tuesday on charges of sexual abuse.

According to Second Squad detectives, Tom Lam, 39, of Flushing, the owner of Nisen Restaurant  at 7967 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury, called a 24-year-old female  employee into an office at the restaurant to collect her tips.

While the two were alone in the office, Lam perpetrated forcible sexual contact with the victim. The woman was able to escape and notify the police.

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Lam is  charged with first-degree sexual abuse and he will be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday.


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