Some Call It A Foot Fetish, Others Know It As Sexual Abuse And/Or Forcible Touching

There’s no such thing as friendly foot licking on the subway:

Joseph Weir, 23, was arraigned last Thursday before Queens Criminal Court Judge Suzanne Melendez on four separate complaints, each one charging Weir with one count of first degree sexual abuse, one count of forcible touching, one count of third degree sexual abuse and one count of second degree harassment. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison with respect to each complaint.

According to the complaints filed in the case, the first incident took place on the W train near 31st Street and Astoria Boulevard on the evening of May 27, 2004, when a 44 year old woman was allegedly approached by the defendant, who requested that she go out with him. When she declined his offer, the defendant allegedly knelt in front of her and, grabbing her left foot, licked it before fleeing the scene.

Five months later, Weir was riding a Queens bound R train when he allegedly lay on the floor in front of a sleeping 27 year old woman. When the victim stood to exit the train in the vicinity of Queens and Woodhaven Boulevards, she observed him lying on the floor and attempted to step over him. At this point, Weir allegedly grabbed her left foot and began kissing it. When the victim resisted by kicking the defendant, he stood up and forcibly grabbed her rear end before fleeing when another female passenger came to her aid.

I blame this guy.