UN worker pulls diplomatic immunity card over groping allegations
A Sudanese man who groped a woman in a Manhattan bar early Sunday and then tried to give cops the slip when they questioned him about it got off scot free — because he’s a diplomat, according to police sources.
Hassan Salih, 36, grabbed the 23-year-old victim’s butt and breast while dancing at Third Avenue’s Bar None around 2:25 a.m., sources said.
The woman complained to a bouncer about the pervy patron, so the bouncer detained Salih until police could arrive.
But while cops were interviewing Salih and his victim, the man tried to run, so cops cuffed him and put him in a police cruiser, sources said.
But Salih pulled his diplomatic immunity card, and was allowed to go free after investigators confirmed he works for the United Nations.
The website for the Sudanese Mission to the UN lists Salih as a “second officer” — a mid-level position requiring five to 10 years of experience, according to the international group.
In May, he was selected to represent Sudan on a UN committee that oversees non-governmental human rights groups, according to UN Watch.
Neither Salih nor the Sudanese Mission immediately responded to a request for comment.
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