Investigators say the man knocked on doors inside a building in Washington Heights on Wednesday claiming to be from Con Ed.
A 14-year-old girl wisely did not let him into her apartment.
Later, when the girl walked out, he groped her and then fled, police said.
33-year-old Lamont Hough of the Bronx was arrested on multiple charges, including sexual abuse.
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