Police say images show the woman inside the Arlo Hotel in SoHo attacking the 14-year-old before running off.
On Saturday, December 26, the woman in this video falsely accused an innocent 14-year-old teenager of stealing her cellphone. She then proceeded to physically attack him and fled the location before police officers arrived on scene. pic.twitter.com/qtZZWetBWH
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) December 31, 2020
Keyon Harrold says the woman profiled his son by assuming he had her phone, then the hotel botched the situation by giving her the benefit of the doubt.
It's that surveillance video Harrold's parents say shows the hotel management mishandled the incident.
"She was allowed to leave the premises with no repercussions for assaulting our son," one of the parents said. "If the shoe was on the other foot and this was a black woman, or man, who assaulted a white child, which i would never condone, do you think she or he would have been allowed to leave the establishment?"
The hotel has apologized but acknowledges they could have done more.
The woman has still not been charged with a crime, but NYPD sources say they know who she is, and in fact, CNN says they got her on the phone where she claimed she was injured.
On Wednesday, a rally was held in support of the Black teenager who was falsely accused of stealing the cell phone.
The encounter 14-year-old Keyon Harrold Jr. and his father had with the woman at the Arlo Hotel in SoHo went viral, with the family's attorney calling for the woman to be arrested.
Police are trying to track her down, saying she has been identified and lives out of state, and she could face charges ranging from assault to attempted robbery.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is also calling for charges.
But as the legal process plays out, the woman may already be facing poetic justice in the court of public opinion.
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Watch: The Harrold family talks to 'GMA':
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