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GREENBURGH, N.Y. – A Long Island man accused of slapping his soon-to-be Edgemont neighbor in the face said he has gotten a bum rap and has the video to prove it.
Michael Marom, 60, was charged with second-degree harassment, a violation, in February after he allegedly slapped Deborah Solerno in the face at a Greenburgh Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
But now, armed with a recently released surveillance video of the incident, Marom is filing a harassment charge of his own, alleging Salerno, 58, kicked him in the shin.
“It shows exactly who assaulted who first,” he said of the tape.
Marom filed second-degree harassment charges against Salerno April 24 with the Greenburgh Police. While Salerno was unavailable for comment, her husband, Rocco, called the charge bogus.
“This wouldn’t be the first time he lied about something,” he said, referring to Marom.
Both Marom and Salerno were at the Feb. 16 meeting to hear discussion about a variance Marom had requested from the town in an effort to legalize the constructed size of his home at 201 South Healy Ave.
Last month, the Zoning Board of Appeals denied that request. But on Wednesday, Marom was back at the town hall as the Greenburgh Planning Board hosted a public hearing on another of his variance requests, this one to allow the building of a rear wall larger than the original permit granted.
In the meantime, the neighborhood spat ignited by the construction of the home continues with claims of vandalism and violence by both sides.
Marom said he waited more than two months after the altercation to file the charges because he was waiting for the surveillance tape to be supplied to him by the town attorney.
Marom will answer to the harassment charge against him July 31 when his trial is scheduled to begin.
Comments (4)
Cool story bro:michaelmarom
I am the person who reacted to this creature provocation. The next morning I came across a very smart woman. She already heard about the incident and noticed that I was upset. She asked me why I am upset and I told her that I never raised my hand on a woman but on the other hand, I have never been in a situation when a woman assaulted me… The smart woman replied: “No, you are mistaken, you did not hit a woman, it was a trash…”
During the summer of 1942 my Grandparents who lived in east europe were surrounded by their anti-Semitic neighbors and with the help of Nazi SS soldiers had been led to the nearest forest.
At that forest, they were ordered to dig a long trench, give away their wedding bands and other jewelries, strip naked (men, women and children) and march to the freshly dogged trench. At the trench, they have been shot by a machine gun and perished.
I was grown up in Israel where the national slogan is “Holocaust, Never again!” For nearly 60 years, i couldn't and still cannot understand now why they did not resist? Apparently, if you show weakness, people will explore how far they can get away with until they meet your resistance point.
Lesson learnt, only deterrent will repel people from trying to degrade you. I am quite confident, that this creature learnt her lesson and will never bully me or other people again.
Whoa! Looks as if Salerno did kick Marom!!
These things should never resort to violence. There was also a child present at the meeting. When emotions rise, clear thinking goes out the window.