bruce alexander : Man gropes woman on flight, recites Trump’s Access Hollywood tape, affidavit says

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - A man was arrested after allegedly groping a woman on a Southwest flight.

A man arrested for allegedly groping a woman on a Southwest flight said the “president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts,” according to an affidavit for his arrest.

Bruce Alexander, 49, made the statement after he was placed in handcuffs for allegedly touching a woman’s breast Sunday on a Southwest Airlines Flight 5421 from Houston to Albuquerque. He is charged with abusive sexual contact.

The victim said she felt a hand from behind her grab the right side of her right breast.

She said she felt “touching of fingers around her bra line” after falling asleep 15 to 20 minutes into the flight, according to the affidavit.

She assumed this was an accident and went back to sleep. Some 30 minutes later, the touching continued, she said.

The victim said she felt fingers grab the back of her arm and grope her side near her “bra line” again.

She said she the man’s fingers were thick, hairy and that he had dirty fingernails.

She confronted Alexander and asked a crewmember to move her to the rear of the plane. A flight attendant said he did not see Alexander touch the woman, but he did observe her make comments to him.

Authorities said several of Alexander’s fingers had “dark buildup underneath the nail and appeared dirty.”

according to The Guardian.  Trump said in the recording, When you’re a star they let you do it,”“You can do anything.”

Trump later pologize for his lewd remarks.

Alexander is charged with abusive sexual contact. 

He faces two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.