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Man Accused of Sexually Battering Woman in Mall Dressing Room

A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of grabbing a woman in a sexual manner in a dressing room at Hollister in The Promenade in Temecula.

A man who was arrested after allegedly sexually battering a woman in the dressing room of a mall store was released from jail Friday.

At about 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Temecula police responded to a report that a woman in her early 40s was in the dressing room of Hollister at The Promenade when a man entered her stall and grabbed her in a sexual manner as she undressed, police said in a news release.

"After being grabbed, the victim screamed and the suspect fled the store into the mall," said Temecula police Sgt. Decker. "Witnesses called 911 and officers...responded to the area within minutes."

The suspect, later identified as 57-year-old Leonard Rudzinski, was located and positively identified by witnesses, according to the sergeant.

Rudzinski was arrested and booked into Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery. Jail records show he was released from custody Friday morning.

The victim was not injured during the incident, police said.

Anyone with additional information was encouraged to call the Temecula Police Department at 951-696-3000.

TVOR December 14, 2012 at 06:36 pm
Creep!
wolfcreek December 14, 2012 at 09:13 pm
He was probably just asking her for directions to the Summerhouse project
Brenda December 14, 2012 at 09:31 pm
Oh oh Wolfie you are BAD BAD!!! ***snicker***
Brenda December 14, 2012 at 09:39 pm
I would say they come out of the woodwork during full moons or the holidays but in Temecula we get all the creeps, criminals of all sorts now. So .............
I wonder one thing. Dressing rooms when slamming shut behind us automatically lock at stores. IF that did not happen I would be pretty upset with the great ole Hollister and get a chunk of change because that man walking in there and doing that must have scared her near to death. I know it would have me. Glad they caught this guy and it doesnt even surprise me anymore what people will do these days after this mornings killings of children.
k December 14, 2012 at 09:39 pm
I agree! Creep and a pathetic, sick man!
k December 14, 2012 at 09:41 pm
They need security in Hollister now? At least there shuld be a clerk there at all times. SAD...
5150 December 14, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Put me in a room with this scum bag !! GD Bastard!!
Cik Bast December 14, 2012 at 11:50 pm
"The victim was not injured during the incident, police said."
So someone can smear a wonderful mans name without cause, and is labeled a victim without injury? Sad.
Roberto December 15, 2012 at 02:28 am
What if she is lawsuit happy and he's innocent? LOL! Not in Rail Road County.
Truth be told December 15, 2012 at 04:00 am
Hollister does not have doors on the fitting rooms that lock, their fitting rooms are closed by curtains and stores besides Hollister do this as well H&M, ANGL are other stores that have curtains opposed to dressing room doors so it could happen else where too. Some doors people need to lock not all are automatic. This could happen anywhere and it's not just temecula because how many people from other cities visit the promenade places such as murrieta, lake Elsinore, etc. There is really no way Hollister could constantly keep someone it the fitting room everyday because the person at cash register is in charger of fitting rooms and sometimes it's just two models (sales person) an one manager especially earlier in the day. The fittin room is not always in use and people are responsible to help every customer and do their required task. Do you really think a petite 17 or 18 year old girl could've stopped this man, odds are he'd assaulte her as well. It is in not way the stores fault because the store had no control of the man involved and did not know his intent. People need to be blamed for their actions not businesses with money.
Dog December 15, 2012 at 08:26 am
Good lookin' guy like this pops into your room...what women could resist?
SPB December 15, 2012 at 01:35 pm
Peter Griffen lost some weight!
Brenda December 15, 2012 at 11:26 pm
Yep just found that out from my daughters that they are curtains for doors. I bet alot of stores will start adding some doors real fast.
I remember standing there making sure no one walked in on my girls there. I do however believe that customers at most other stores with doors have to get a attendant with a key to let them in. Years ago when I was young and went into young girl stores they would have one big room with a curtain we all went into. Now that was a big embarrassing but certainy insures no men would go in.
Brenda December 15, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Just talked to her again and men and women go into the same area for dressing rooms WITH just the curtains. I thought the mens was on the mens side of the store and womens on the other but they are COMBINED!! How ignorant is that!
Brenda December 15, 2012 at 11:44 pm
I am not lawsuit happy but I would in this case. Primarily to show, and set a new construction code.
That they need locked doors, dressing rooms should be seperate for men and women ie mens in mens clothes area and womens in womens, dressing room attendant at all times even if they are kept busy by folding undergarments, doing stock, answering phones, tagging merchandise. Things they would normally do up on the floor or in the back stock room. A lawsuit does not have to be about money but putting a change to something that will prevent the same thing from happening to another innocent victim. This man could have gotten away with alot more if he had a strip of duct tape with him AND that scary.
Dori L December 16, 2012 at 02:03 am
I have been there with my daughter and I stood by the fitting rooms. What I don't understan is that there is a male side of this store and a female side. What was he doing over there anyways. And I can imagine why they did not see him the store is very dark...
Bret D. Rijke December 16, 2012 at 04:15 am
@SPB;
Now that is funny!
Brenda December 16, 2012 at 04:29 pm
Dori, someone will have to go and look at the fitting rooms there. My daughter(I used to take all my daughters in there)says there is one side only for men and women, mixed up together, there are no locks or doors, just curtains. Someone check and let us know. Will tty to get daughter to go thru tonite.
Rooster December 16, 2012 at 05:56 pm
Also hollister keeps the lighting in their store very low very very dark and dim in some areas and music is very loud. Combined with curtain dressing rooms I think this creep picked out Hollister because it is the perfect place . My 16 old daughter shops here and I am shocked that have to now worry about something like this.
Brenda December 16, 2012 at 08:20 pm
We have to worry about restrooms too. Of all places to go in and rape, molest and even kill a child, teenager, woman or man it happens there quite often.
Remeber the boy camping at Oceanside beach I believe and he went into the bathroom, his Aunt was outside, and a man went in and slit his throat, walked out. Then the grandmother after a bit wondered what was taking him so long went in and found him? Also the little girl in Vegas that happened to was a while back. But it must still happen just not news worthy perhaps with the Worse crimes going on against people. This man really had juevos gotta tell you, and where was all the super skinny model hot super boy guys who are out on the floor flirting? Couldnt dirty themselves with grabbbing the guy off her or grabbing her before he got out of the store?
Galactic Cannibal December 17, 2012 at 11:27 am
You are five times more likely to be shot and killed in the USA than in the EU,
The USA does not ban guns . The EU does ban guns.
Bri December 17, 2012 at 05:17 pm
why was a woman in her 40's trying on clothes at hollister anyway? Pretty sure that store is reserved for scantily clad teenagers...
Mrs. MacGillicuttie December 17, 2012 at 07:16 pm
Hey Bria-got to the end of comments and there you took the words right out of my mouth...haha...i can see her now that 40's something old hag-prolly the same one that took my parking spot at Staters the other day...

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