Christian Slater Grope Bust

MAY 31--Actor Christian Slater was arraigned this afternoon on sexual abuse charges for allegedly groping a female pedestrian's butt on Manhattan's Upper East Side. A tipsy Slater, 35, was popped at about 2 AM today after copping the feel, according to the below Criminal Court complaint. The actor, now appearing on Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie,' was collared after the woman flagged down cops to report the groping (she then fingered Slater, who was still in the vicinity, apparently continuing a lengthy pub crawl). If convicted of the two misdemeanors--forcible touching and sexual abuse--Slater could face a maximum of one year in prison. The 'grab and squeeze' bust is the latest run-in with the law for Slater, who has previously been nabbed for trying to carry a gun on an airplane and for a wild drug-and booze-fueled rampage in Los Angeles. Oh, and his now-estranged wife was busted in Las Vegas in November 2003 for roughing him up--nine stitches in the noggin--during a domestic dispute. (1 page)