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Wanted: Walmart Groper

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Last Update: 12/22/2009 2:43 pm
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Reported by: Eryka Washington/NBC

Florida police search for trucker seen groping girl on Walmart security camera.

Police in Titusville, Florida say the busy holiday shopping rush didn't stop a suspected child molester from tracking his victim behind the front doors of a Walmart on Sunday.

The path police said the sexual predator took did not go undetected.

Cameras positioned inside and outside the Walmart off Cheney Highway caught every move.

Video captured the man checking out and leaving the store, among other things.

According to police, minutes before those images were taken, the man found a 10-year-old girl in the electronics section then violently grabbed and groped her.

The girl shouted for help and is now safe.

Moments later, the man left, hopped into a big rig with a hunter green cab and fled.

Police said he is still on the run.

"It's sad. It's sick," said parent Rocky Bierman.

More than 24 hours after the attack, Bierman went into Walmart with his four children, and with Christmas right around the corner, Bierman said he's on high alert.

"It is a disturbing fact, but what more can you do than stick with your family as much as possible?" Bierman said.

Alarmed after hearing the report, Natasha Gallishaw said she keeps a tight hold on her 2-year-old.

"Keep close watch on your kids," Gallishaw said. "Don't take your eyes of your kids even for one second."

Police described the alleged sexual predator as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 195 to 210 pounds, with brown hair.

The man is believed to be in his 40s or 50s.

Interstate 95 is a short distance from the Walmart, and officers said the man could be long gone.

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