EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man followed an 11-year-old girl into her Manhattan school and groped her Thursday morning, according to police.
Authorities say 52-year-old Anthony Anderson was tackled by a teacher after allegedly following the student into the Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science on Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem.
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It happened just as school was starting.
Police say Anderson followed his victim from the street into the school through a door that was not being monitored.
Anderson now faces charges of sex abuse, forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal trespass.
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"This is completely unacceptable, and this individual was arrested by the NYPD inside the school," the Department of Education said in a statement. "Counselors are available to students and we have added additional security to the school and notified all families."
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