MINEOLA — A suburban New York police officer faces charges he groped a woman during a traffic stop.

Garrett Mannerz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to bribe receiving, official misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Nassau County officer is accused of groping the woman, a passenger in a car that was stopped last February in Levittown.

Prosecutors say three women were in the car. After the driver was given a sobriety test, Mannerz summoned a passenger to his patrol car, where he is accused of forcing her to touch him sexually.

He let the women go, but is allegedly called the woman later for a date. Prosecutors say she recorded a call and reported it to police.

Lawyer William Petrillo calls the woman’s claims absurd and said his client has been falsely accused.