A man found guilty of touching women’s hair as he sat behind them on Metro trains — and posting video to social media — was sentenced Thursday to 180 days in jail. Bryan Betancur, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was found guilty of simple assault in D.C. Superior Court a day earlier.
A pardoned Jan. 6 defendant is set to be sentenced Thursday after being found guilty of simple assault in a case involving a woman on a Metrorail train. Bryan Betancur was convicted after a day‑long trial in D.C.
The man convicted of simple assault after touching a woman's hair on the Metro and streaming it live online earlier this year was sentenced to the maximum of 180 days in jail Thursday.
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