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Chesco Man Gropes Woman At West Chester Bar, Say Police

A Chester County man is charged with indecent assault after police say he groped a woman at a West Chester bar. 

Jacob Robinette, 28, of Thorndale, is accused of groping a woman and starting a fight at a West Chester bar.

Jacob Robinette, 28, of Thorndale, is accused of groping a woman and starting a fight at a West Chester bar.

Photo Credit: West Chester Police Department

Officers were dispatched to the 50 block of West Gay Street just after 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13 for a reported disturbance inside of a bar, West Chester police said in a statement. 

Investigators determined that 28-year-old Jacob Robinette of Thorndale had inappropriately touched a woman at the bar, authorities said. 

Robinette then assaulted another patron who confronted him about the groping, police believe. 

The 28-year-old was arrested at the scene, booked for misdemeanor indecent assault and simple assault, and released on recognizance, West Chester police said. 

He's due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 20, state court records show. 

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