A man accused of touching women's hair as he sat behind them on Metro trains — and posting video of the incidents to social media — was found guilty Wednesday of a single count of simple assault.
Bryan Betancur, of, Silver Spring, Maryland was found guilty in D.C. Superior Court of surreptitiously fondling a woman's hair on a Red Line train back in February.
"It's just a creepy thing to do," the judge said in court.
The victim identified in the video also spoke in court, saying, "I think about this video every single day. I think about this video every time I get on the Metro, which is twice every single day."
She said it's changed how she feels about being in public and that she feels paranoid and exposed after the incident.
"It was very upsetting and unsettling to see someone had touched me and posted about it on the internet without my consent," she testified.
The maximum sentence for the charge, which is a misdemeanor, is 180 days.
Betancur has already served 1...
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