Man Arrested For Inappropriately Touching Teens In Museum of Natural History

WASHINGTON, DC — Police arrested a man accused of inappropriately touching teenage girls inside a butterfly exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, according to media reports.

Devon Foote, 35, was arrested Tuesday and charged with five counts of second-degree sexual abuse and three counts of assault for allegedly assaulting a group of 13- and 14-year-old girls from California.

Court documents say Foote approached the group of seven girls and touched their buttocks when they were inside the butterfly exhibit. Prosecutors also said Foote pressed his groin against one of the girls.

The group's chaperone reported the alleged assault to museum security officers at the scene. The security officers located Foote after the girls saw him riding his bike when they left the museum.

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Photo: Museum of Natural History, Peter Schultz/Flickr