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New Jersey Man Charged After Alleged Groping of Mall Easter Bunny in Pittsburgh

Investigators say security video and witnesses led them to a suspect found asleep in a nearby movie theater.

Overview

  • The woman, working a public photo booth at South Hills Village Mall, reported the man touched her arm and chest and grabbed her breasts while she posed for families.
  • Upper Saint Clair police reviewed mall cameras and spoke with witnesses, then found the suspect sleeping in the adjacent AMC theater.
  • Officers identified him as 36-year-old Bera Shivakrishna using a New Jersey driver's license and arrested him on an indecent assault charge.
  • According to the complaint, he told police he thought the costumed character was a doll and said his hand touched her by mistake.
  • Local reports note harassment was also listed among the counts and say it was not clear whether he had a lawyer or had entered a plea yet.