Bondi Beach: Man allegedly caught groping swimmers by Bondi Rescue lifeguards
A swimmer was allegedly picked up by lifeguards groping people in the water of Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach.
Bondi Rescue lifeguards Anthony Glick and Mario Marfella had several swimmers claim they were inappropriately touched by the man in the water, as seen in a clip shared on the popular TV show’s Facebook page this week .
The two lifeguards watched the man, who was wearing a blue swimming cap, from their buggy and noticed that he was deliberately diving into the ocean with his arms wide apart.
They claimed they saw him touching several different people and decided to bring him to shore for questioning.
A swimmer was allegedly picked up by lifeguards groping people in the water of Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach
Bondi Rescue lifeguards Anthony Glick and Mario Marfella (pictured with the man and his wife) had several swimmers claim they were inappropriately touched by the man in the water
A pair of young women told lifeguards that they allegedly had to push the man’s hands away from their waists into the water.
When Mr Glick confronted the man on the shore, he denied any wrongdoing and appeared confused by the allegations.
The man’s wife then appeared and said her husband’s behavior was due to his glasses fogging up, preventing him from seeing properly.
“When the woman came forward we thought she was going to lose it a little bit with him, but it was the exact opposite… we were trying to protect him,” Mr Glick said.
The man was charged with three counts of sexual touching without consent
Officers from Bondi Police Station then arrived to question him and ask witnesses what they saw.
The man and his wife were due to leave Australia the next day, but police brought him back to the station for further questioning.
He was charged with three counts of sexual touching without consent.