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Oct 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM ET
Tampa man arrested after alleged mall restroom attack
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Hillsborough County deputies arrested Christopher Anderson after responding to University Mall shortly after 6 p.m. Oct. 20 for a reported sex offense. Investigators allege he groped a woman and repeatedly approached her as she tried to hide in a restroom; deputies said surveillance footage showed the encounters. Anderson was also found with a pocketknife and faces weapons, battery and sex-offender probation-related charges.
WHO: Christopher Anderson, 28, and a woman whose identity was not provided; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies
WHAT: Deputies arrested Anderson after he was accused of groping a woman in a University Mall restroom and repeatedly approaching her.
WHEN: Oct 20, 2026
WHERE: University Mall, Hillsborough County, Florida
WHY: Deputies responded to a reported sex offense; investigators said Anderson allegedly touched the woman and surveillance footage showed him repeatedly approaching her as she tried to hide.
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