NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who holds himself out to be an accomplished French-language TV journalist has committed a series of crimes against women in New York.
Hugues-Denver (HEWE') Akassy has been charged with raping a Russian tourist in a park last month, lurking on another woman's fire escape and harassing a third woman. Prosecutors say they're also examining his dealings in Washington, D.C.
His lawyer says Akassy denies the allegations.
Akassy is being held on $100,000 bail.
The 42-year-old Ivory Coast native's website says he runs a public-affairs TV production company. But some of those listed as producers and sponsors have told newspapers they never worked with him.
