A woman was just minding her own business and trying to pay for her items at Walmart in Arlington when a man allegedly put his hand up her skirt.
She claimed he smelled of alcohol, and she said it seemed like “he had done this before,” per Fox 4 KDFW.
In nearby Dallas, there have been 392 reported sexual offenses this year as of August 8. Such offenses include rape, fondling, sexual assault with an object, forcible sodomy, incest, and statutory rape, according to the City of Dallas crime analytics dashboard.
Out of the 14 Dallas City Council districts, Council Member Omar Narvaez’s District 6 has seen the most sex crimes committed (54), followed by Council Member Adam Bazaldua’s District 7 (47).
Here’s some of what Fox 4 KDFW reported on the incident in Arlington:
An Arlington woman says a man groped her while she was in the self-checkout at a Walmart.
Police say the incident was reported on July 30, and they’re still looking for the suspect who left the scene after it happened.
The man’s accuser says he offered to help her at the self-checkout before assaulting her.
There are security cameras throughout the Walmart, and the victim says she was quick to point that out to the suspect before he ran away.
Loren Alexis says she was sexually assaulted while at a self-checkout counter at Walmart off U.S. 287 in Arlington last week.
“He smelled of alcohol, like he had just drank something,” she recalled.
Alexis says she was frustrated because her credit card was not being accepted. That’s when she says a man in line behind her approached her.
“And he said, ‘Maybe I can help,’” she said.