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Man 'Probably' Molested Dozens Of Women On CTA, He Told Police: Reports

 David Buckner, 23, of the Washington Park neighborhood, was arrested Friday.
David Buckner, 23, of the Washington Park neighborhood, was arrested Friday.
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DOWNTOWN — A man charged with sexual assault reportedly told officials he "probably" molested more than 70 women on the CTA in recent months.

David Buckner, 23, of the 5600 block of South Indiana Avenue, has been charged with four counts of unlawful restraint, three counts of aggravated battery in a public place, criminal sexual abuse, two counts of battery to a transit employee and criminal trespass to land, police said.

At least four women have contacted police about Buckner since mid-May, saying he had grabbed, groped, kissed and licked them, prosecutors said Sunday, according to the Tribune.

One of the women said Buckner harassed her at the the Garfield Green Line Station on June 20, according to the Tribune. When she tried to stop him from harassing another woman, he sprayed something in her eyes and ran away.

Buckner was arrested Friday and told police officers he "probably" touched 75 women on the CTA over the last two months and didn't think it was wrong to touch someone's buttocks if that person was of the opposite sex, according to the Tribune.

Buckner told officers, "It isn't sexual harassment unless the girl tells you no," prosecutors said, according to the Tribune.

Portions of several of the incidents were caught on camera, and Buckner was identified in lineups, according to the Tribune.

Buckner's bail was set at $250,000, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.