DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A Hyde Park man is being held on bail after police say he inappropriately touched two girls in Dedham last week.
William Mancourtes, 40, was arraigned Friday in Dedham District Court on charges of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and lewd and lascivious conduct, according to Dedham police.
Prosecutors said a man was talking with a 9-year-old and a 13-year-old while they were playing outside a Dedham Housing Authority building on Aug. 5, when he kissed one and inappropriately touched the other.
They said he also exposed himself.
Police released surveillance footage that shows man in that area but Mancourtes’s attorney said they have identified the wrong man.
He is due back in court next month.
No additional information has been released.
Suspect who Dedham Police say inappropriately touched a 9 and 13 yr old girl is held on bail #7news pic.twitter.com/BCBY0UpZKB
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) August 14, 2020
A 40 yr old male from Hyde Park has been taken into custody related to this incident. To be charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and lewd and lascivious conduct. https://t.co/eVMoij53zr
— Dedham Police Dept (@DedhamPD) August 13, 2020
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