Santa Claus at your local mall is usually a cheery man who says "ho, ho, ho" and promises to fulfill your child's Christmas wish this year if they've been good. However, one Santa Claus decided to get "naughty" with an elf and has been charged with groping teenager.
Herbert Jones was released on $1,000 bail after pleading not guilty Monday to indecent assault and battery. Jones was charged with groping an 18-year-old woman playing an elf, according to the Associated Press.
The incident is said to have occurred Saturday afternoon when Herbert Jones, while sitting in his Santa chair, allegedly "reached up and pinched" the buttocks of the 18-year-old woman, according to a police report, The Boston Herald reports.
The woman also told officers that the 275-pound mall Santa had told her in the past: "I wish you were a few years older and I was younger."
Their employer, Cherry Hill Photos, told the Herald that the company was looking into the allegations.
His employer said Jones passed background check which showed had no prior arrests or convictions. Jones, who has a real long white beard, has an uncanny resemblance to Santa Claus and this was the first time he was arrested.
