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More complaints filed against Disney characters.(The Orlando Sentinel)
Byline: Anthony Colarossi and Sean Mussenden
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Erin Rivera was looking forward to breakfast with Disney characters while at the vacation resort with her husband in June 2000.
But when she posed for a picture with a worker dressed as Tigger, the 21-year-old Zephyrhills, Fla., woman recalled how the character touched her breast with his left paw, while holding her shoulder with his right.
"I don't think it was a mistake," said Rivera, who has a picture of her embrace with the character. "Everybody who goes through my photo album says, `Tigger is groping you.' "
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Thursday it has received 24 complaints similar to Rivera's since the April 2 arrest of Michael C. Chartrand on charges that he molested a mother and daughter while he was in costume as the friendly tiger character from the "Winnie the Pooh" stories.
So far 13 of those cases are considered credible enough to be investigated actively, while the rest are being reviewed. Rivera has not reported her case to the sheriff's office but on Thursday said she plans to file a complaint.
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