ATLANTA — A passenger is behind bars after a victim told police he sexually harassed her while waiting in the airport, Saturday.
Jose Alberto Balp now faces charges of sexual battery related to the alleged incident.
According to a report from the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to gate T9 around 11:20 to speak to the victim and a American Airlines gate agent, who witnessed the situation.
The victim told officers Balp walked up behind her and began groping her. She said Balp then pressed his crotch into her bottom against her will - which was witnessed by three other people, according to the report. The victim said she did not know the man.
Officers arrested Balp and confiscated his luggage and took him to the Clayton County Jail.
