MTA bus driver gropes passenger after veering off route to secluded Bronx area
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An MTA bus driver roughly groped a passenger after veering of his route to a secluded area of the Bronx, police said Sunday.
The Bx26 driver picked up the 57-year-old woman at Jerome Ave. and Bedford Park Blvd. around 10:40 p.m. Friday. She was the only passenger on board.
The driver drove around for a few minutes before he parked and sat down next to her, police said.
“I love Dominican women,” the driver told the passenger before he put his hands on her breasts and forced her hand onto his crotch, police said.
The victim quickly got up but the bus driver asked for a hug. When she refused, he wrapped his arms around her tight enough hurt her back, police said.
After the bus driver let go, the victim ran home and called an attorney who advised her to call the police.
She contacted cops around 11:10 p.m. Police took her to Montefiore Medical Center for pain in her back, authorities said.
No arrests have been made as cops continue to investigate.
“The alleged conduct – if true – is reprehensible and would go against everything this agency stands for,” said MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan. “We are cooperating fully with the NYPD’s investigation.”
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