Revlon suspends Kiss Cam in Times Square because of gropers

A Kiss Cam sponsored by Revlon in Times Square has been temporarily turned off as the company investigates allegations of men groping women as they waited to be on screen.

Police say that female tourists were being targeted by a handful of men as they gathered under the Kiss Cam at Seventh Avenue and 43rd Street, NBC New York reports. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said four men have been arrested over the past month on related charges. Revlon doesn't know if or when the Kiss Cam will go live again, and it is now showing photos taken before Friday. Croatian tourists Sara Lustig and Petra Sarac appeared on the Kiss Cam Thursday, and told NBC New York they were upset by what happened. "It's a shame, because this is a really cool thing to do," Lustig said.

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