NJ Man Groped Mall Easter Bunny, Reports Say

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A 36-year-old New Jersey man was arrested after groping a woman in an Easter Bunny costume at a Pennsylvania mall, according to media reports.

Bera Shivakrishna, of Jersey City, was charged with indecent assault for the incident at the South Hills Village Mall in Pittsburgh, says a report on CBS.

Shivakrishna reportedly asked "Is it a boy or a girl," grabbed the woman's breasts, and poked the eyes of the costume, says the story, quoting a complaint obtained from the Upper St. Clair Police Department.

When police reviewed footage of the incident and found the man sleeping in a nearby movie theater, he told them he thought the bunny was a doll, the report said. Read more on CBS here.

Patch has reached out to the Upper St. Clair police and will update this story when more details are available.