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BPD arrest 70-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting minors

Gregory Hightower of Baltimore
Baltimore Police photo
Gregory Hightower of Baltimore

(Baltimore, MD) -- A man wanted for two recent sexual assaults of minors in the Gwynns Falls Parkway area of Baltimore is in custody.

Warrant Apprehension detectives arrested 70-year-old Gregory Hightower today in the 400 block of Robert Street.

Hightower allegedly groped and robbed a girl who was walking to her school on North Dukeland Street.

He is also suspected in a sexual assault near Frederick Douglass High School.

Police say Hightower is being treated at a hospital after complaining of pain.

When he is released, he'll be taken to Central Booking to be formally charged.

24/7 News Source contributed to this report.