Man Arrested for Sexual Assault on CATS Bus

Sedrick McCarty

Sedrick Marcellus McCarty was arrested yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman on a CATS bus.  He is charged with sexual battery and has a long history of assault and indecent exposure charges.

According to police,  the victim twas seated on the bus when the suspect sat near her and began rubbing his pelvis area against the side of her buttocks.   The victim alerted the bus driver who then stopped the bus at the entrance to Freedom Park where McCarty fled the scene, according to police.

Officers were able to track down McCarty a few moments later at Princeton Avenue and Sterling Road and placed him under arrest.