Grope Me Elmo!

It really gets hot in that costume.

It's almost embarrassing to hear this type of story.

A person dressed as the iconic Sesame Street character Elmo was busted after he groped a teenager's buttock. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon after a family went to pose with the character.

The predator was detained by the New York Police Department after the family made a report that the guy inside Elmo decided to cop a feel. The 14-year old teen and her family posed for a photograph.

The predator was taken into custody and arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday on charges that include forcible touching.

The predator was given a "get out free" card.

The predator has no criminal history in New York. The predator resides in New Jersey.

Witnesses saw this predator in an odd behavior.

A police spokesman told Newsweek: "An individual dressed in an Elmo costume was arrested and charged after he placed his hands on a 14-year old female's back down to her buttock and squeezed her buttock without her consent. The victim was not injured as a result."

This is nothing new.

Timothy Tompkins, the president of the Time Sqaure Alliance, a group which promotes the busy tourist intersection, said this week that such cases are becoming more frequent, even in the wake of efforts to license performers and cordon them into zones.

"We've been tracking a growing number of complaints about people being touched without consent, not only in a sexual way," Tompkins said. "The police are doing what they can, but we think there's a need for some additional regulations or legislation, and we know the City Council is working on that."

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The charges could be misdemeanor and would require the suspect to enroll in Offender U as a TIER I. He could face up to a year in the iron college for that.