A SeaTac man was recently charged with two counts of child molestation after groping two girls at Wild Waves.
Bail was set for $100,000 for MD R. Islam, 37, who was arrested after two girls at Wild Waves accused him of touching and grabbing their breasts on July 18.
An 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl reported the fondling at 5 p.m. that day to Wild Waves security.
After police arrived, the younger girl told police she allegedly saw Islam swimming underwater in front of her — the water was up to her neck — when he grabbed her breast over her bathing suit.
“I have never seen this man before,” the victim told the officer, according to the charging documents. “I felt very alarmed in how he grabbed me.”
The 15-year-old told police she was with her boyfriend at Wild Waves, having a good time, when she felt someone squeeze her breast.
“I knew it wasn’t an accident because his hand went under my bathing suit and he grabbed it for a few minutes [sic] and I saw that he was doing it to other young girls as well,” the victim stated. “I felt very violated and I felt very uncomfortable around him.”
Both assaults allegedly occurred in the wave pool.
Once Islam was arrested, the police report states his family members walked up to police and asked about his arrest. They told the officers Islam’s native language was Bengali and an officer called on an interpreter.
However, the suspect did not understand the translator when he read him his Miranda Rights. After at least three tries, the officers went forward with the arrest and took him to SCORE jail.
Islam was released from jail on July 20 but returned to court on July 22, when he was charged with one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of third-degree child molestation.
In addition to his $100,000 warrant/bail, Islam was ordered not to have contact with the victims or any other minors except in the presence of an adult.
* Editor’s Note: The Mirror previously reported that police were searching for the suspect, however, the Federal Way Police Department confirmed the man is currently in jail. The Mirror strives for accuracy and regrets the error.
