A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of sexual batteries that occurred at the Burbank Town Center mall, police said Wednesday.
Burbank police began investigating the assaults in late August. Several female victims reported being touched and grabbed inappropriately over their clothing by a man at the mall, located at 201 East Magnolia Boulevard.
The victims included customers and an employee of Burlington Coat Factory, as well as multiple customers at Macy’s, police detailed in a news release.
Investigators eventually obtained surveillance video from the mall that led them to identify the suspect, 23-year-old Javier Navarro of Sylmar, and his vehicle.
The Burbank City Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and filed a sexual battery charge against Navarro, and he was arrested on Sept. 30, police said.
He pleaded not guilty on Monday…