Man accused of groping boy at Alderwood mall
Published 1:17 pm Tuesday, June 17, 2008
LYNNWOOD – An Edmonds man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly groped a 13-year-old boy who was playing a video game at Alderwood, the Lynnwood shopping mall, according to court documents.
The boy’s father followed the man, 40, through the mall until police arrived, according to the police affidavit, filed Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court.
The boy was playing a video game around 5:30 p.m. at the GameStop store when he felt someone touching groping his private areas. The boy turned around and the man was standing directly behind him, the documents said.
The boy’s father confronted the man who refused to wait for police.
The man was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of second-degree child molestation.
