New Jersey Man Charged With Groping Mall Easter Bunny And Asks ‘is It A Boy Or A Girl,’ Police Say

A New Jersey man was arrested aft constabulary opportunity he groped nan Easter Bunny astatine a Pennsylvania mall.

Shivakrishna Bera, 36, was charged pinch indecent battle and harassment successful relationship pinch nan incident astatine South Hills Village Mall successful Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, past week, according to tribunal records obtained by KDKA-TV.

Police opportunity a female was moving successful an Easter Bunny costume connected March 23, posing for photos pinch children and families, erstwhile Bera approached her and began asking her questions.

The woman, who was not named, tried to get him to speak pinch an assistant, but he refused, constabulary said.

Instead, constabulary say, Bera touched nan woman’s limb and nan apical of thorax earlier grabbing her breasts.

The adjunct told investigators that Bera asked, “Is it a boy aliases a girl?” and besides put his fingers successful nan chemoreceptor and rima of nan bunny costume.

Authorities reviewed promenade surveillance footage and identified Bera, who was later recovered dormant wrong a adjacent AMC movie theater.

While being taken into custody, Bera allegedly asked nan police, “It’s a doll, right?” successful reference to nan Easter Bunny.

After being told location was a personification wrong nan costume, he replied, “By mistake, my manus touched her if it’s a lady.”

Bera is being held successful nan Allegheny County Jail connected a $10,000 bail. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected April 2.