The man that West Vancouver police allege groped an 11-year-old girl on a transit bus Monday has now been charged with a criminal offence.
According to the police, the girl was riding the 255 bus at Park Royal around 2 p.m. on July 21 when the 77-year-old man sat next to her and struck up a conversation. Soon after, he allegedly began to touch her in an inappropriate manner. Another woman
on the bus saw the incident and confronted the suspect. He was quickly kicked off the bus and police picked him up for questioning. Police are still looking for the woman who stopped the incident to come forward as a witness.
Gholamali Gholiniafoushi of North Vancouver is now charged with one count of sexual interference.
Gholiniafoushi is due in court on July 30.
