Video: Parkland 'bikini barista' scalds flasher

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PARKLAND, Wash. - A Parkland barista threw a cup of boiling water at a man who deputies said had repeatedly flashed the woman.

The women at "Java Girls" wear bikinis.

Investigators say the man was wearing women's underwear and had come to the stand harassing baristas.

"He was wearing a bra and underwear, and he asks her, and he's playing with himself and rubbing his body," said barista Jamae.

He drove off, but it seems the lingere lover lingered at the espresso stand, hitting the drive up a second time.

He came back a second time and  had the underwear over his face.

When he came through a third time the baristas had had enough.

"He comes back and I was like we should call 911 and she was like no I want to get him," said Jamae.

A surveillance camera at the coffee stand recorded the barista throwing the hot water at the man.

"So she threw open the door and just threw it all over, got the face, chest and stomach. And I mean that has to hurt," said Feddock.

She tried to get his license plate, but he had covered it with underwear.

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The barista works at "Java Girls" in Parkland, Wash.

Pierce County deputies said they have a person of interest they are trying to question about the incident.

"It's definitely, definitely creepy," Feddock said. "Knowing that he's out there, and what if he's mad now?"

Deputies have responded to similar calls this summer. At the same time, coffee stands featuring bikini-clad baristas have become more common.

"I can't say there's a direct correlation between these places and these incidents," said Pierce County Det. Jerry Bates, "But it's something we're watching for out there."