Report: Man says 'Sorry, I love you' in Metro bus groping-flashing The incident occurred on a bus headed from Bellevue to Kirkland

A 23-year-old man was arrested Monday night on suspicion of groping and flashing a fellow passenger on a Bellevue-to-Kirkland route. (file photo)

A 23-year-old man was arrested Monday night on suspicion of groping and flashing a fellow passenger on a Bellevue-to-Kirkland route. (file photo) Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Report: Man says 'Sorry, I love you' in Metro bus groping-flashing 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 23-year-old man targeted a Metro bus passenger Monday by groping and then flashing her on a ride from Bellevue to Kirkland, reports say.

A woman was riding bus route 234 about 7:15 p.m. from the Bellevue Transit Center to the Kirkland South Park and Ride when a man sat "uncomfortably" close to her and asked to pet her dog, according to King County Sheriff's Office reports.

The woman then noticed that the man was touching her breast. She stood up and tried to leave the bus, but the man reportedly blocked her path enough that she was not able to maneuver around him.

The man then allegedly lifted a shirt that was tied to his waist, revealing his erect genitals from beneath a "pantyhose type material he was wearing as shorts," reports indicate.

The man repeatedly said, "Sorry, I love you," while the woman continued to move past him and leave the bus.

She ultimately was able to get off the bus, but was so disturbed she accidentally boarded another bus headed in the opposite direction, according to the Sheriff's Office.

A transit deputy arrested the suspected offender and booked him into King County Jail for investigation of indecent exposure.

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