A 36-year-old Kirkland man and level three sex offender has been arrested after he was allegedly caught groping a woman in Seattle.
The man, who is under Washington State Department of Corrections’ (DOC) supervision, was taken into custody Oct. 15 after he was recognized by DOC officers in a photo a Seattle woman posted on Twitter claiming he had groped her. The man was required to wear a GPS bracelet, which showed he had violated the terms of his probation.
Though charges have not yet been filed, police are now investigating possible connections to other groping incidents reported in Seattle.
The man was convicted in 2012 for third-degree assault after he grabbed a woman’s breast. He was sentenced to 20 months in prison but only served five. He was also convicted of similar incidents in 2002 and 2003. He is registered as living in Kirkland at the 12200 block of 95th Pl NE.
Shortly after he moved to Kirkland to live with his mother, the man received messages in May that were written on Dilbert comic strips telling him to move out of the neighborhood.
“If you want sex, go pay a hooker,” the message also read.
The message prompted a community meeting, in which the man apologized for his past behavior. He also said he did not like children, only women, which made the attendees uncomfortable, according to police documents.
The man later complained a neighbor would ride by the house on his bike and give him dirty looks.