SALT LAKE CITY A man accused of groping several people on BYU s campus last month has been charged with sexual battery, according to court documents released on Monday.
Jacob Scott Hansen, 26, faces two charges of sexual battery, a class A misdemeanor, in two separate cases in 4th District Court in Utah County.
The charges stem from a series of groping incidents that were reported on the university s campus on March 27 and 28. At least five people reported they were groped on those days, police said.
One of the incidents happened on the afternoon of March 28 near Helaman Halls, police said. Another incident happened about 90 minutes later on 800 North near the Life Sciences Building.
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A new collection of religious artwork has added a reflective nature to the Life Sciences Building. (Nathaniel Edwards)
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