A Stamford Board of Education employee has been placed on leave and charged with sexual assault after groping a female coworker and trying to kiss her in the stairwell of the office building, according to police.
Police said Diego Norena, 41, approached the victim while she was walking up the stairs on April 16 and made "sexually unwanted comments" and tried to kiss her. Police said he then pushed her against the wall and groped her.
The victim reported the incident to a supervisor and coworker immediately, who in turn contacted the police. She said it was the second time Norena made unwanted advances, although she never reported the first incident, which allegedly occurred in October, according to police.
Norena admitted his involvement in the incident and turned himself in to police on April 24. He was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual assault and second-degree unlawful restraint.
Police said Norena was placed on administrative leave at the Board of Education and ordered to have no contact with the victim.
