David Mitchell - Alleged Rapist Of 73-Year-Old Central Park Bird Watcher - Pleads Not Guilty

David Mitchell, 42, arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 73-year-old bird watcher near Strawberry Fields on September 12th and groping of two others in Central Park,  pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. He was arraigned on a grand jury indictment that charged him with rape, robbery, assault, weapon possession, forcible touching, and other charges.  Prosecutors announced the additional allegations against Mitchell at his arraignment today in state court in Manhattan.  Mitchell will be back in court on Dec. 4.(Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates) Click on Image to enlarge.

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A drifter pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a bird watcher and groping of two others in Central Park, according to Fox News.

David Mitchell, 42, was arraigned on a grand jury indictment that charged him with rape, robbery, assault, weapon possession, forcible touching, and other charges.

Prosecutors said that Mitchell attacked the 73-year-old bird watcher near Strawberry Fields on September 12, about a week after she had photographed him masturbating in public.

The indictment also alleges that Mitchell accosted and groped two other women in the park.

From the New York County D.A.:

Charges

• Rape in the First Degree, a class B felony, 1 count
• Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, a class B felony, one count
• Robbery in the Second Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony, a class C felony, 1 count
• Assault in the Second Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony, a class D felony, 2 counts
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a class D felony, 1 count
• Strangulation in the Second Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony, a class D felony, 1 count
• Forcible Touching, a class A misdemeanor, 1 count
• Menacing in the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor, 1 count
• Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree, a class B misdemeanor, 2 counts
• Public Lewdness, a class B misdemeanor, 1 count

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