A subway sicko who tried to kiss a feminine straphanger’s foot then uncovered himself was lower free with out bail Wednesday as Manhattan prosecutors revealed twisted new particulars of the unsettling incident.
Slovenly serial creep Dexter Betancourt, 37, appeared raveled in Manhattan Legal Court docket and sported a black eye — shouting to a Submit reporter “your mom has a foot fetish!” after he was let go on supervised launch as a result of the costs weren’t bail eligible beneath state legislation enforcement reforms.
Betancourt had been arraigned on fees he dedicated a lewd act in entrance of the 30-year-old sufferer — after telling her she had “good toes” on the 14th Avenue-Sixth Avenue subway station on June 18.
The foot-fetishizing fiend, who has racked up almost a dozen earlier arrests for assault and intercourse crimes, was charged with public lewdness and publicity of an individual — fees that aren’t bail eligible beneath state legislation— earlier than he was set free on supervised launch by Manhattan choose Kacie Lally.
“Why not, only a pervert with a documented historical past of lewd acts on the subway… apparently supervised launch is the very best geared up to ensure he doesn’t do it once more. Not,” one pissed off cop mentioned.
“I assume Albany didn’t wish to overly discriminate in opposition to the foot fetishists when arising with these bail legal guidelines,” the supply fumed.
Cops mentioned that Betancourt and the 30-year-old lady bought off on an eastbound L prepare on the subway station round 1 a.m. in Greenwich Village, when he tried chumming it up on the platform by complimenting her ft.
“You might have good toes,” Betancourt mentioned, in accordance with the prison criticism.
After the sufferer rejected Betancourt’s advances, he then bent down in the direction of her ft to attempt to kiss them after which uncovered himself, police mentioned — whereas urging her to have a look at his non-public components and sickly commenting that he was aroused.
Betancourt, who was caught on surveillance footage creepily licking his lips contained in the station, fled on a northbound L prepare earlier than he was arrested Tuesday.
He appeared in court docket with a black left eye, sporting a cream-colored Nike jumpsuit – and lashed out at a Submit reporter’s query about whether or not or not he had a foot fetish.
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“Your mom has a foot fetish!” the creep muttered.
Betancourt’s earlier arrests embody throwing a 27-year-old lady to the bottom earlier than choking and biting her within the face on the Higher East Aspect in 2013, sources mentioned.
Only a 12 months previous to that incident, the creep grabbed a 25-year-old lady, threw her to the bottom after which groped her, in accordance with sources.
Each of his earlier victims have been strangers.
He additionally tried to punch a feminine cop within the face after which dragged her by the neck after she caught him smoking weed in 2012, sources mentioned.
Betancourt’s lawyer, Christopher Herr, didn’t instantly reply to request for remark.
Betancourt’s due again in court docket on Aug. 13.
