A man who stood up against a woman's alleged groper at a September event is now facing a lawsuit from that same man, local media reported. While at Tulsa's Bank of Oklahoma Center, Melissa Smith told Newson6 in September her behind was hit and clutched two times by a man. Smith hollered at the man, she told the affiliate station. Scroll down for video Incident: After she was groped, Melissa Smith, left, was approached by onlooker Shane Vernon, right, who then looked for the man and yelled at him Investigation: Leonel Olivarez confessed to investigators he was intoxicated when the touching occurred, and also penned a letter for Smith in which he said he was sorry, police have said
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Melissa Smith has said her behind was inappropriately touched twice by a man she didn't know at a September event
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Onlooker Shane Vernon has said he went up to Smith to see if everything was alright - and that when questioned, Smith told him she didn't know the man who touched her
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He then pursued the man and shouted at him and grabbed his belongings
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Leonel Olivarez, facing a sexual battery charge, has filed an assault and battery lawsuit against Vernon
The affiliate station reported that 'The lawsuit claims Vernon grabbed Olivarez's shoulder in an aggressive manner suggesting an imminent physical attack that was unjustified and designed to embarrass and humiliate @placeholder.
'It also says the allegation of @placeholder grabbing a woman was not true.'
Citing a need to find legal representation, Vernon did not comment to @placeholder on the lawsuit.