{"id":511818,"date":"2022-11-18T06:42:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T03:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/man-hit-with-lirrs-first-ever-ban-for-sexually-assaulting-conductor\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T06:42:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T03:42:21","slug":"man-hit-with-lirrs-first-ever-ban-for-sexually-assaulting-conductor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/man-hit-with-lirrs-first-ever-ban-for-sexually-assaulting-conductor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Man hit with LIRR&#8217;s first-ever ban for sexually assaulting conductor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aa2f164648\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aa2f164648\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/man-hit-with-lirrs-first-ever-ban-for-sexually-assaulting-conductor\/#%E2%80%9CMan_hit_with_LIRRs_first-ever_ban_for_sexually_assaulting_conductor%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Man hit with LIRR&#8217;s first-ever ban for sexually assaulting conductor&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMan_hit_with_LIRRs_first-ever_ban_for_sexually_assaulting_conductor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Man hit with LIRR&#8217;s first-ever ban for sexually assaulting conductor&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A court banned a man from riding the Long Island railroad for two years on Thursday as part of a plea deal for sexually assaulting a train conductor.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Harewood pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court to charges of sex abuse and agreed to the two-year ban as part of his sentence for the Aug. 20 attack, the MTA and the Suffolk County District Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>Few details about the incident were disclosed by transit officials, but the MTA noted the victimized LIRR conductor was granted an order of protection against the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>MTA officials said the first-ever transit ban was made possible by a New York state law passed in April 2020. The law allows judges to ban people from public transportation if convicted of crimes against transit workers or of sex offenses in transit.<\/p>\n<p>LIRR Interim President Catherine Rinaldi said in a statement Harewood won\u2019t be able to hop on a train until late 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Harewood pleaded guilty to sex abuse charges.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-931.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Michael Harewood became the first person to be banned from the LIRR after sexually assaulting a conductor.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-932.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Lieber praised the courts for banning Harewood.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-932.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-932.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-932.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-932.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-932.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said officials need to do everything they can to ensure riders and workers are safe.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Lev Radin\/Sipa USA<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLong Island Rail Road customers and workers can ride easier today, knowing that a criminal with a history of preying on railroad workers is banned from the rails,\u201d said Rinaldi, who is also the Metro North president. <\/p>\n<p>MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said officials need to do everything they can to ensure riders and workers are safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd by banning this criminal from the system, the Court has done just that,\u201d Lieber said in a statement. \u201cHe\u2019s a bad actor who was clearly using the railroad not for transportation but to commit crimes; that won\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en for the next two years with this individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-929.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rinaldi said that the LIRR will not be safer due to the ban. \" class=\"wp-image-24702217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/lirr-ban-929.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>LIRR Interim President Catherine Rinaldi said Harewood won\u2019t be able to hop on a train until late 2024.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the state law has been on the books for two years, it was not implemented to the frustration of transit leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Lieber, in an Oct. 26 letter to a dozen of district attorneys that cover areas served by the MTA, urged prosecutors to put the state law into action. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe concerns that drove the adoption of the (law) are only more urgent today, given the numerous high-profile crimes recently occurring in the MTA system,\u201d Lieber wrote. <\/p>\n<p>The union that represents LIRR workers, SMART, called Thursday\u2019s announced ban a \u201cstep in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we want to see more perpetrators that commit any type of crime or assault against our members and our customers banned from our system,\u201d SMART <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> chairman Anthony Simon said in a statement. \u201cI will, as the leader of our organization, continue to fight for even more severe penalties for those individuals who assault our LIRR employees.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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