BRIDGETON, NJ — A 21-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he sexually assaulted a woman in a Wawa bathroom, the Bridgeton Police Department said.
Jacob Newsome, of Bridgeton, was charged with criminal sexual conduct.
On Oct. 9, at around 4 a.m., officers were on foot patrol at the 101 East Broad St. store when a woman told them she was just sexually assaulted.
Newsome went into the women's bathroom and grabbed her breasts and buttocks, according to authorities.
She immediately left the bathroom and told the officers.
Newsome is being held in the Cumberland County Jail.
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