A homeless Chester man has been charged with the indecent assault of a woman on her way home from the bus.

Chester police charged Jeffrey L. Turner, 48, with indecent assault without consent, after the victim’s father reported the incident to police.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Officer Marlon Jones:

The father notified police about 8 p.m. that his 19-year-old daughter had been groped in the 700 block of Fulton Street 30 to 40 minutes earlier.

Police made contact with the victim who told them she was getting off the 119 bus when a male in his 40s wearing a red baseball cap backwards, black shirt and black bubble crocs approached her.

With headphones on, she attempted to ignore him, however he reached out and grabbed her to get her attention saying he wanted to

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