Got him! Serial CTA groper detained after viral videos, 6 assaults: prosecutors

A man accused of groping young women on and near CTA train stations earlier this year has been detained by a judge who called him “a danger to women in the city of Chicago.”

CWBChicago reported in February that two Chicago-area colleges issued public safety alerts after viral videos surfaced of a man following and touching women on trains and platforms, triggering a wave of community concern and helping investigators identify the suspect.

Michael Anderson, 30, faces charges including criminal sexual abuse, public indecency, and multiple counts of aggravated battery in a public place, all stemming from a series of disturbing incidents that unfolded across the CTA Red and Blue Lines in February…

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