A Florida man who was arrested for allegedly groping a female passenger while on a flight reportedly told authorities "the president of the United States says it's OK to grab women by their private parts."

Authorities say in court documents seen by ABC News that Bruce Michael Alexander twice touched the breast of female passenger sitting in front of him during a flight from Houston to Albuquerque on Sunday.

According to the report, the woman, whose identity has not yet been made public, told authorities she thought the first touch may have been accidental but said she believes the second touch was not.

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The man allegedly began touching the woman inappropriately after she dozed off on the flight. When she was touched a second time, court documents say "she rose from her seat, turned around and told the passenger behind her that she didn't know why he thought it was OK and he needed to stop."

The woman was later reportedly relocated to another seat by airline staff.

Shortly after the plane landed, Alexander was arrested after his hands reportedly matched the description provided by the victim — "thick fingers, were hairy and dirty finger nails.”

According to the affidavit, Alexander told officers after he was placed in handcuffs that "the president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts."

The 49-year-old man has since reportedly been charged with abusive sexual contact and has a preliminary hearing scheduled on Tuesday.