Man Arrested At Concord BART Station For Allegedly Groping Woman

Police arrested a man at the Concord BART station on Monday night after he allegedly groped a woman on the train, police said.

At 9:46 p.m. on Monday, BART police said a woman approached an officer at the Concord station to report that a man had groped her. She pointed out the man to the officer and said he had followed her off the train, police said.

Police detained the suspect and then an independent witness came forward and reportedly told police the suspect came up from behind the woman and groped her buttocks.

Police arrested the man on suspicion of sexual battery and issued a 30-day prohibition order. Police declined to identify the man.

--Bay City News

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