Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of DARNELL HARDWARE, 26, for three separate sexual abuse incidents that occurred on subways in Manhattan in 2002 and 2005. In each case, the defendant rubbed his penis against a woman in a crowded subway car, ejaculated on her, and fled the subway when the doors opened. Prosecutors presented evidence from the cases to a Grand Jury in 2006 and obtained “John Doe” indictments. Based on the defendant’s DNA profile in the New York State DNA databank, the indictments now charge HARDWARE with Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, Forcible Touching, and Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree.[1] “This case represents a small but significant step towards ensuring the safety and protection of women on the subway,” said District Attorney Vance. “These are our wives and sisters, mothers and daughters, colleagues and friends, and they should not ride the subway in fear of being sexually assaulted. Forensic science and ...