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Jacksonville man accused in UNF groping arrested

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The man accused in a groping incident in November at the University of North Florida has been arrested.

The University Police Department said the man, Eyad Tawil, 45, of Jacksonville, was arrested Wednesday by police.

A UNF student responded to a Craigslist ad from a single father for a babysitter. When the two met up, the UNF student was battered, officials said.

The student was not physically harmed, police said.

Tawil is charged with battery.

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