Man Claims to Be "Underwear Measurer" So He Can Inappropriately Touch Children - Ben Hawkins

Now THAT takes some balls! This guy actually gets parents to bring their children to him under the guise that he is doing some kind of "market research" then pulls out a tape measurer and starts to touch them in all sorts of bad places--allegedly. Here's more from the Cincinnati Enquirer:

"This pervert needs to be removed from society forever," Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said. Hawkins was arrested and charged with one count of gross sexual imposition - sexual touching - and one charge of attempted gross sexual imposition. Other charges are expected. Deters said Hawkins' victims come from three families and range in age from 9 to 13.
Hawkins, of Springfield Township, is accused of passing himself off as a market researcher, using the names of two companies - one fictitious, the other a real Cincinnati company. Contacts would be made with parents after Hawkins took out ads in a Cincinnati weekly alternative newspaper or when he responded to parents' ads for in-home child care. Those interested could respond to Hawkins' e-mail address, which he gave as "cincyteensandtweens."
Hawkins, Deters said, would arrange to meet the parents and their children at public places to deflect suspicion. Hawkins is accused of meeting families at Roger Bacon High in St. Bernard, Mercy Franciscan Hospital in Mount Airy and even in some of the children's homes. Once he met the families, Hawkins persuaded the parents he needed to be alone with the children for the research. Hawkins allegedly told the children he needed to measure them for underwear, a ruse to sexually touch them, Deters said.
"This was done for the purpose of his own sexual gratification," Deters said. "We think there are going to be other victims here."