NYC sicko who lured girl, 14, into cab, promising good life before groping her is busted: cops, DA

The Staten Island sicko who allegedly lured a 14-year-old girl away from a bus stop and on a 5-mile cab ride — promising her a “good life” — then groped her over the weekend has been arrested, authorities said. Lowman D.Venable, 46 – who has 20 previous arrests – was busted Monday and charged with attempted kidnapping, forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful imprisonment and harassment in the sickening Saturday ordeal, according to cops and prosecutors. Venable first approached the girl outside Empire Outlets in St.

George around 9 a.m.and physically blocked her from boarding an MTA bus, according to a criminal complaint. He allegedly brought the teen to a nearby deli, where he disturbingly told her, “I wanna teach you things and give you a good life,” the court doc said. As they left, the sicko allegedly kissed the victim’s hand and said, “You’re pretty,” according to the complaint. The panicked victim requested to leave “multiple times,” but Venable allegedly prevented her, the court doc said. The creep then convinced the girl once again not to board the bus and led her to a taxi, bribing her, “I will take you to your tutoring classes,” the complaint said. During the taxi ride, Venable allegedly placed his hand on the teen’s thigh and said, “It’ll be fine.

I wanna show you my house,” before repeating, “You’re so pretty,” according to the filing. The teen repeated her pleas to leave, but Venable didn’t let her, prosecutors said. Once they reached a Port Richmond apartment building about five miles away, Venable allegedly told the teen, “Come inside, I just wanna show you my home,” the court doc said. Outside, he allegedly touched the girl’s buttocks without her consent, prosecutors said. The teen then fought off the creep and fled to safety, police said.The showy sicko – seen in surveillance images dressed in a garish blue, yellow and red jacket – was on the loose for two...