The family of a teenager falsely accused of stealing a cell phone at a SoHo hotel is speaking out after the woman involved was charged, calling for the business to face consequences as well.
Last week, Miya Ponsetto, the woman who wrongly accused 14-year-old Keyon Harrold Jr. of stealing her iPhone at a Manhattan hotel, was arrested. A California resident, Ponsetto was arrested in Ventura County and extradited to New York. She is facing several charges including acting in a manner injurious to a child, an NYPD spokesperson told Insider in a statement.
Ponsetto, who was nicknamed Soho Karen, was also charged with attempted robbery, grand larceny, and two counts of attempted assault. Miya Ponsetto Credit: Ventura County Shariffâs Office via Getty Images
The incident occurred last year at Arlo Hotel in New York City and was captured on video by the teenager s father, Keyon Harrold, who has said his son was racially profiled and was assaulted during the confrontation. The viral video showed the 22-year-old telling the hotel management that the teen had her
Miya Ponsetto repeatedly backed off her apology to the Black teen she falsely accused of stealing her iPhone, new interview clips revealed Monday, the same day the teen’s mom called for a hotel boycott.
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