Crime & Safety
Cops: Store Owner Sexually Abused Employee [UPDATED]
Registered sex offender turned himself in Tuesday in Woodbury, cops said.
An owner of an upholstery store faces sex abuse charges after he reportedly fondled one of his employees, according to Nassau County Police.
Alfred Balcerak, 54, of Freeport, turned himself in for an incident involving one of his employees at a warehouse for Dun Rite Upholstery in Syosset, police reported.
According to detectives, Balcerak approached a male employee in his 20s, pulled down the employee's pants, and grabbed the victim's genitals. The employee then turned and left the scene, police reported.
The incident happened at the store's Syosset warehouse on May 21 at about 3:45 p.m., police reported.
Balcerak, a Level 3 registered sex offender who was designated a predicate sex offender, turned himself in at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Second Precinct in Woodbury, police said. He was arrested at the scene without incident, cops said.
Balcerak is charged with first-degree sexual abuse and will be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
Correction: The incident was originally reported as occurring at the East Norwich branch. Patch regrets the error.
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