By Tim Clifford

As reported by numerous local news outlets this week a 37-year-old SeaTac man was arrested and is expected to soon be charged following two groping incidents at Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way. The incidents occurred in the wave pool area of the theme park.

According to victims, they were in the wave pool at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 18 when the suspect swam up and touched each of them inappropriately. One of the victims said the suspect actually reached under the top of her bathing suit and then swam off. The other reported inappropriate touching in a very similar fashion.

Wild Waves security was alerted to the incidents by one victim’s mother and by the other victim herself. The security staff then alerted off-duty police officers from the Federal Way Police Department who were on the premises. These officers moved in and arrested the suspect.

The suspect’s native language is Bengali and he was unable to understand the officers when they explained why he was being arrested. An interpreter was brought to the SCORE jail in Des Moines where the suspect was held over the weekend. He was released on Monday, July 20.

According to the prosecutor’s office charges are only days away from being handed down.