A Canadian man was arrested Wednesday at Portland's Moda Center on suspicion of biting a 14-year-old girl on the breast during a Green Day concert.

The teen told a Portland police officer in the arena lobby she had been dancing to the music alongside her mother when a stranger, later identified as Joel Dauncey, on the other side of her leaned over and bit her, according to a probable cause affidavit. She turned to her mom and told her what happened.

An arena worker monitoring their section during the concert also reported seeing Dauncey, 34, bite the teen and told the officer she called for security to haul him out of the crowd, the affidavit said. The worker said Dauncey had been cut off from buying alcohol because of previous behavior and she had been watching him.

Dauncey at first told police he knew why he was being arrested, but then claimed he didn't. When asked about biting the girl, Dauncey "denied doing such a thing," the affidavit said.

Dauncey was booked into the Multnomah County Jail on accusations of third-degree sex abuse and harassment. He reported being in the Portland area for 16 hours from Vancouver, British Columbia and was in town for the show.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

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