TOPICS: Groping Fairfax County Assault Bengessa Police Investigation Public safety Sex offense

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — 7News has been following a disturbing case involving a 33-year-old man accused of groping several women in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The investigation reveals this may not have been Gigssa Bekele Bengessa's first offense, and that past charges were dropped.

The story first came to light on May 28, when officers with the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 11700 block of Fair Oaks Mall for a sex offense case.

5:04 p.m. -- Officers responded to the area where two women reported to police that a man approached them and then touched them inappropriately.

5:17 p.m. -- A second call reported a man masturbating inside a vehicle at the 1

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