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It must be an embarrassing day for Darin L. Bolar, the convicted sex offender who found his face plastered across newspaper stands this morning after being arrested on suspicion of serial groping. But then, he's probably got more to worry about at this point than his reputation:

Bolar, who was also charged with second-degree robbery in the theft of the cell phone of man who reported the Saturday attack, has an arraignment set for June 4 in King County Superior Court. Bail was set at $500,000 - an amount that prosecutors sought because of his criminal history, which includes a "strike" offense under the state's two-strikes law for repeat sex offenders.

Bolar, who has a criminal history stretching back to 1984, seems to be in a bit of a pickle: a string of sexual assaults on his record - including two felony convictions for child rape - won't help things when he's brought to trial. Police still believe there's at least one more suspect out there...a second arrest could take some of the weight off his shoulders. But even if Bolar somehow gets off the hook, when the entire Puget Sound has seen your face prominently displayed next to an above-the-fold story titled "Groping suspect arrested," much of the damage has already been done.

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Remember the "South Seattle groper" that The Apprentice wrote about back in March? Well, another attack this past weekend is evidence that the pseudo-sexual assailant is back in business:

Police said Monday night that they believe the woman, who was walking with a small child, was forcefully groped about 10 a.m. Saturday in the 7500 block of Renton Avenue South. The man sneaked up behind her and grabbed her buttocks, causing her to scream, Seattle police reported.

Seems strange that, despite increased patrols and physical descriptions of both the assailant and his vehicle, authorities still haven't made much progress. Not that they aren't doing their part...but if we were dealing with a serial rapist instead of someone who just loves to touch, I'd wager that there'd be a lot more being done to bring him down.

Of course, Seattle isn't the only city where sex craved fiends have trouble controlling themselves. Last week down in Antioch (CA), a 14-year-old girl experienced a similar assault. From the Mercury News:

The girl had just walked home [...] shortly before 5 p.m. when two men approached her wearing hoods and ski masks, said Antioch police Lt. Leonard Orman. As the victim backed away, one of the men said, "Boy, she has a nice (behind)," and pushed the girl up against a parked car. The men fondled her buttocks over her clothes until the girl resisted, punched one of the men and escaped, Orman said.

Could this be the start of a vast conspiracy by an ass-loving cult, hell bent on taking over the nation one grope at a time? Probably not. But until SPD brings down this infamous local celebrity, women in South Seattle had better continue to watch their backs...literally.

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A man who has reportedly attacked over 20 Asian women in the South Seattle area has apparently struck again.

The 22nd victim was attacked on March 13th. The guy seems to have the same M.O. on all of his victims, approaching from behind and knocking them down as he assaults and "violently gropes" them.

Not only is this type of crime abhorrent and creepily disturbing; now the guy has gotten bolder, and SPD spokesman Jeff Kappel told the P.I. that police fear the crimes may become more serious.

"It's safe to say it's the same guy," Seattle police spokesman Jeff Kappel said Saturday. "It's particularly disturbing because he's specifically targeting an ethnic group." [...] "There is a definite concern that this is going to escalate."

One has to wonder what happened in this guy's past that is making him target only Asian women (I mean, we've heard of Asian fetishists...but this is taking it to a whole new level). To the SPD's credit, officials have done some great investigative profile work and have come up with a concise and thorough break down of the man.

"This guy's such a coward," [Kappel] said. "Obviously, he doesn't want to get caught."

Nice. Now we can separate him from all those cowardly criminals who do want to get caught. But at least we have a detailed description of him: a black male, medium height, who may be in his 20's or 30's. In other words, this guy stands out in a crowd...of KKK members.

Sleep safe, South Seattle...sounds like it's only a matter of time before this serial assailant sees his last grope.