Crime & Safety
Man Grabbed Bank Manager's Buttocks In Bergen County: Police
The man grabbed the bank manager's behind when she went to get his safe deposit box, Bergen County police said. He had an explanation.
LITTLE FERRY, NJ — A man was arrested on Tuesday for grabbing a bank manager's buttocks while she tried to get his safe deposit box, said Little Ferry police.
Police said that around 11 a.m., Michael Manfredi, 60, of Lodi, entered Wells Fargo Bank on Liberty Street. He spoke with the victim, a 37-year-old woman from Carlstadt, who is the manager of the branch.
Manfredi told her he wanted to get into his safe deposit box, police said.
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As the woman entered the room to get the box and turned her back, the man grabbed her buttocks, police said.
She immediately confronted Manfredi and ran to the next room, police said. Manfredi fled. Video recorded the incident.
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On Wednesday, detectives arrested the man and brought him to police headquarters.
The man said that when she turned around, he grabbed the woman's buttocks because she had a "nice ass."
He was charged with criminal sexual contact and taken to the Bergen County Jail.
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