Police Investigate Sexual Battery Outside Elevator In Pentagon City

ARLINGTON, VA — A man had his buttocks grabbed last Friday night after exiting an elevator in a residential building in Pentagon City, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

At around 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, police were dispatched to the 500 block of 12th Road S. for a report of a sexual battery that had occurred at about 11:40 p.m. last Friday.

The male victim had entered into an elevator in a secure building in Pentagon City when an unknown suspect followed behind him. The victim exited the elevator and walked down the hallway. When the victim was walking down the hallway, the suspect grabbed his buttocks and then fled the scene, police said.

The suspect is described as a Black male, about 5-feet, 9-inches tall and heavyset, according to police. The suspect was wearing a beanie, flannel shirt and dark pants and was carrying grocery bags.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Police Department's Tip Line at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us, or anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).