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Police identify wanted sexual assault suspect in Brooklyn as Cortez Simmons

Police have identified the man suspected of trying to sexually assault two women in Brooklyn, and they want everyone to get a good look at him.  Investigators released a photo of 27-year-old Cortez

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Sep 9, 2014, 11:57 AM

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