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Woman outs Disneyland groping suspect after caught on camera attack: ‘He will not get away with this’

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, September 25). Woman outs Disneyland groping suspect after caught on camera attack: ‘He will not get away with this’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/man-grab-influencers-butt-at-disneyland-in-caught-on-camera-attack/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Ross O'Keefe
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Yoatzi Castro, a Mexican influencer, accused a man of sexually assaulting her while livestreaming near Disneyland’s castle in Anaheim. Security footage shows the suspect touching Castro inappropriately before she punches him; he is later arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery. Identified as Christopher Poitras by Castro to authorities, the man was cited and released after police interviewed him. Castro expressed relief over having video evidence for her accusation and hopes that the incident will prevent future assaults.
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Story summary

On September 23, Yoatzi Castro, an influencer with over 800,000 Instagram followers, accused a man of groping her while she was livestreaming in front of Disneyland’s iconic castle in Anaheim. As the man walked by wearing glasses and a light blue shirt, his hand appeared to move toward her rear, prompting her immediate accusation. Castro punched him and screamed that he had touched her inappropriately. The suspect denied it but then left with his female companion. After reporting the incident to park employees, Christopher Poitras was arrested by the Anaheim Police Department on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery.

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Ross O'Keefe
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Topics

Anaheim Mexican The California Post The Post the Anaheim Police Department

Subjects

Castro PERSON · 6× the Anaheim Police Department ORG · 2× Anaheim ORG · 1× Christopher Poitras PERSON · 1× Eric Anderson PERSON · 1× Mexican NORP · 1× Poitras PERSON · 1× The California Post ORG · 1× The Post ORG · 1× Yoatzi Castro PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Yoatzi Castro poses for a photo with friends as the man, wearing glasses, a light blue shirt and shorts, walks by and appears to move his left hand toward her rear, prompting her to accuse him of touching her inappropriately.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 The influencer asks why she would make up such an accusation as the man and his female partner, pushing a stroller, retreat towards the Disneyland castle gates.

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

A popular Mexican influencer accused a man of sexually assaulting her as she livestreamed in front of Disneyland’s iconic castle in Anaheim — leading to his arrest. asserted
she → accuse → arrest
Yoatzi Castro poses for a photo with friends as the man, wearing glasses, a light blue shirt and shorts, walks by and appears to move his left hand toward her rear, prompting her to accuse him of touching her inappropriately. asserted
man → pose → her
Castro immediately punches the man in the back and screams at him for the alleged act. asserted
Castro → punch → act
“I’m sorry, I accidentally just…,” he is heard saying. “What are you talking about?” asserted
you → ’m → What
The influencer asks why she would make up such an accusation as the man and his female partner, pushing a stroller, retreat towards the Disneyland castle gates. asserted
she → ask → gates
“That’s disgusting, f–king pedophile,” she yells at him. asserted
she → ’ → him
Castro then reported the incident to nearby park employees. asserted
Castro → report → employees
The man, identified to police by Castro as Christopher Poitras, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery, according to the Anaheim Police Department. uncertain
man → identify → Department
Public Information Officer Eric Anderson told The Post Castro indicated that “she was groped by this male individual” and provided a description to Disneyland security. asserted
she → tell → security
Security then found the man and contacted police, who interviewed him before his arrest. asserted
who → find → arrest
He was ultimately cited and released. asserted
He → cite → ?
Castro also shared her feelings after the alleged sexual assault in a post on social media. asserted
Castro → share → media
“I just felt so insanely violated, and I am honestly so grateful that we were streaming, because if we weren’t streaming, I feel like I would’ve had no evidence, but we had the video,” she said. asserted
she → feel → video
The influencer felt like the man had “done this before,” and hopes he never gets the opportunity again. asserted
he → feel → opportunity
“Hopefully he learns his lesson and never does something like this again,” she added. asserted
she → learn → this
The Anaheim Police Department said the incident is still under investigation. asserted
incident → say → investigation
The California Post reached out to Poitras and Castro for comment. asserted
Post → reach → comment
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