Police Seek More Victims in Alleged Bus Groping

A River Edge man was arrested Tuesday in Leonia after allegedly groping a woman and stealing her cell phone while on a Red and Tan bus bound for the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. 

Alexander Kim was charged with criminal sexual contact and theft after a Leonia woman reported Kim groped her and stole her cell phone on the bus, according to Leonia Police Chief Jay E. Ziegler.

The victim told authorities that for the past month, Kim had been engaging in "inappropriate behavior" which had escalated into several criminal acts when he intentionally touched her breast and thigh and then stole her phone on Monday, police said. 

Detectives Robert Kennedy and Anthony Mikatarian tracked the victim's cell phone to Kim, police said. Kim was later released on his own recognizance.

Leonia Police said they believe there are additional unidentified victims, as Kim had been traveling from River Edge to the 42nd Street Port Authority bus terminal for the past two months on the Red and Tan bus lines 11A, 21 and 21T.

Anyone with additional information can contact Detective Robert Kennedy of the Leonia Police at 201-944-0800 or their local police.

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