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Suspect Sought in Barnes and Noble Sexual Battery Case

Richmond County authorities are looking for a man who is accused of touching a child inappropriately at Barnes and Noble at Augusta Mall late Sunday afternoon. The child’s grandfather reported…

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CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK – MARCH 20: A general view of the Barnes & Noble Booksellers sign as photographed on March 20, 2020 in Carle Place, New York. (Photo by…

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Richmond County authorities are looking for a man who is accused of touching a child inappropriately at Barnes and Noble at Augusta Mall late Sunday afternoon.

The child's grandfather reported the incident to the store manager.

The sheriff's office was notified and authorities reviewed security camera footage to confirm the report.

They're looking for a white male who was wearing a black Jiffy Lube shirt over a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants and a white ball cap.

Call the Richmond County Sheriff's Office if you have any information that could help identify him.Public BOLO Sexual Battery Case

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.