A man dressed as the Cookie Monster in Times Square was arrested . Ranulfo Perez was accused of aggressively hugging a 16-year-old girl and then 'forcibly ' touching her breasts outside a Toys R Us store . But he was released and police said they would not be prosecuting because they could not be sure teenager had identified correct man . Comment: I'm going to go out on a limb here, but it's probably just that people are more likely to report crimes if there is some sort of reward attached ( like money ) or
A man dressed as the Cookie Monster in Times Square was arrested . Ranulfo Perez was accused of aggressively hugging a 16-year-old girl and then 'forcibly ' touching her breasts outside a Toys R Us store . But he was released and police said they would not be prosecuting because they could not be sure teenager had identified correct man . Perez protested his innocence and said it 'could have been anyone '