Man Pleads Guilty in Central Park Attacks

The first of the men charged in a series of sexual assaults on more than four dozen women in a daylight rampage in Central Park pleaded guilty to first-degree rioting. Manuel Nunez, 18, of the Bronx, was one of 30 men arrested in connection with the attacks on 53 women after the Puerto Rican Day parade in June. The women said they were doused with water, stripped and groped by the assailants. Two tourists, from France and Britain, were among the victims. Sexual abuse charges against Nunez were dropped in a plea deal with the Manhattan district attorney that cited his good school performance and lack of a prior record. He could face a maximum of six months in jail and five years probation when he is sentenced Dec. 4.