Crime & Safety
Brookline Manicurist Charged With Assaulting Teen
Police are investigating whether other similar incidents may have happened.
A Brookline nail salon employee has been charged with molesting a teenager while she was getting a manicure, police said.
The girl, 15, told police Dung Le had made numerous suggestive remarks to her while she was getting a manicure at on Aug. 10. While her nails were drying, he put a folded $20 bill into her shirt, fondled her breasts and took back the bill, according to Pittsburgh police.
She quickly left and called police.
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Le, 39, turned himself in Thursday and was charged with indecent assault. An Aug. 24 preliminary hearing at Pittsburgh Municipal Court was scheduled.
A listed number for Le couldn't be located and the number for the salon rang unanswered.
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The Sex Assault unit is investigating whether similar incidents may have happened. Anyon with information is asked to call the Sex Assault office at (412) 665-7141.
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