Cuba Gooding Jr. smiles as he hands himself to NYPD to face groping charges

Cuba Gooding Jr. smiles as he hands himself over to NYPD to be arrested for for ‘grabbing woman’s breast at a New York nightclub’ as a second woman comes forward claiming he touched her inappropriately

  • Gooding Jr. arrived at an NYPD Special Victims Unit on Thursday to speak to detectives
  • The actor is accused of grabbing a woman’s breast at a nightclub on Sunday 
  • She said she gave him a class of water because he was so drunk and he responded by groping her
  • The actor denied it and said surveillance footage will prove he is innocent
  • A second woman has reported him for grabbing her buttocks in a separate case 
  • Gooding Jr. was booked on one count of forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor which carries a one year maximum prison sentence 

Cuba Gooding Jr. turned himself in to the NYPD on Thursday to be arrested on charges of forcible touching after allegedly grabbing a woman’s breast at a nightclub on Sunday. 

The actor arrived back in New York City on Thursday morning after denying that he was inappropriate to his accuser. 

He was seen arriving at the Special Victims Unit in the early afternoon, smiling as he entered the building with his lawyer. 

His first accuser told cops that at a party at the Magic Hour Rooftop Bar in midtown Manhattan on Sunday, the star grabbed her breast when she brought him a glass of water because he was so drunk. 

A second woman has since reported him to the police for allegedly grabbing her buttocks at Butter, a different nightspot, on a different occasion.  

Gooding has been arrested on one count of forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor which carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail. 

Cuba Gooding Jr is shown arriving at the NYPD Special Victims Unit in Manhattan on Thursday 

The actor and his attorney arrive at the police station. He was arrested on one count of forcible touching

The actor and his attorney arrive at the police station. He was arrested on one count of forcible touching 

The actor and his lawyer have both spoken out to insist he is innocent.   

‘I trust the system and the process,’ a confident Gooding Jr. told TMZ before boarding a flight in California to get back to the east coast on Wednesday night. 

 ‘There’s a tape that shows what really happens and that’s all.

‘I was at a club, I left, I met a bunch of people, I took pictures and…you have to have faith in what people say.’

When asked if he was guilty of the allegations, Gooding Jr. reiterated that he was ‘absolutely not’.

His lawyer later told DailyMail.com: ‘We’re not sure if he’s going to turn himself in. 

‘If he hasn’t committed any crime, there’s no reason for him to turn himself in. 

The video captures the whole evening and it shows he did nothing wrong. They can’t arrest someone who did nothing wrong.’ 

Cuba Gooding Jr. is pictured at the Magic Hour Rooftop Bar and  Lounge on Sunday, hours before being reported to police for allegedly groping a woman's breast

Cuba Gooding Jr. is pictured at the Magic Hour Rooftop Bar and  Lounge on Sunday, hours before being reported to police for allegedly groping a woman’s breast 

Sources previously told DailyMail.com he grabbed the woman’s breasts after she handed him a glass of water because he was so drunk.  

Gooding Jr. has three children with his ex-wife. It is unclear if he is single now.

In videos shared on social media of Gooding Jr. partying on Saturday, he was seen in high-spirits sipping cocktails and singing for the crowd.

He posed with fans for photos and took videos with some who also shared them on Instagram.

Gooding Jr. burst into song later in the evening and was filmed belting out for the crowd at the bar

Gooding Jr. burst into song later in the evening and was filmed belting out for the crowd at the bar

Gooding Jr. burst into song later in the evening and was filmed belting out for the crowd at the bar 

The actor is shown posing for a selfie with a fan. It is unclear who the woman who reported him to the NYPD is

The actor is shown posing for a selfie with a fan. It is unclear who the woman who reported him to the NYPD is

The intoxicated actor was filmed puckering up to the woman's phone during a selfie video. He has not commented on the allegations

The intoxicated actor was filmed puckering up to the woman’s phone during a selfie video. He has not commented on the allegations

In some videos, he was filmed belting out the words to Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing.

The actor was married to his ex-wife Sara for 20 years before she filed for separation in 2014.

Over the last five years, they have tried to settle the divorce but it remains unclear if it has been finalized.

They cited irreconcilable differences in paperwork as the reason for the split.

Gooding Jr. and his ex-wife Sara were married for 22 years but he filed for divorce in 2017, three years after she filed for separation

Gooding Jr. and his ex-wife Sara were married for 22 years but he filed for divorce in 2017, three years after she filed for separation 

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