Crime & Safety
Man Sexually Assaults Woman In NJ Wawa Bathroom, Police Say
He went into the women's bathroom at the store along East Broad Street.
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.
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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.
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Newsome is being held in the Cumberland County Jail.
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