Alleged Butt Slapper
Caught On Video Ass-Smacking NYU Pupil
Revealed December 2, 2025 3:42 PM PST
An NYU scholar was randomly attacked Monday in Greenwich Village … and now a suspect has been arrested for the weird butt-slapping on a sidewalk, TMZ has confirmed.
Watch the video … a person sporting a light-blue scarf follows a 20-year-old lady throughout a busy avenue to sneak up behind her and strike her onerous on the behind. He follows up by knocking her to the bottom with one other vicious blow to the top.
This all happened in broad daylight in decrease Manhattan because the poor lady was simply making an attempt to make her solution to a 9:30 AM class.
The video additionally reveals passersby — clearly shocked by the prevalence — are likely to the girl after her fall.
Fortunately, the varsity is on high of it, and so are the police.
NYU spokesperson John Beckman tells TMZ … “The College is deeply disturbed by the assault on one in all its feminine college students that happened yesterday morning on a Broadway sidewalk. We take this incident very significantly; we’re providing assist to the coed, and NYU’s Campus Security Division is working with the police in investigating the incident.”
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He continued … “The incident was reported to our Division of Campus Security yesterday afternoon. The division’s sufferer providers unit promptly reached out to the coed; they’ve assisted her in connecting with detectives from the native precinct.”
The NYPD confirmed to TMZ officers responded to a 911 name … they recognized the suspect and arrested 45-year-old James Rizzo. Rizzo was booked for persistent sexual abuse, forcible touching, and assault … we’re informed Rizzo has 16 prior arrests.
