I'm not sure I'd call that groping, but the video was very choppy at C&L.  It's not as though he grabbed her ass.  If all he did was briefly grab and massage her shoulders, then I think this is simply a cultural gap.  You'll find that it's a fairly common gesture in the Deep South among both men and women -- a way of saying, "Hey, how're ya doin'?" to someone after he or she has had a long day.

I can understand how it would be odd to people who aren't from this region.  And, again, that's all I was able to see on the video and in the pictures.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.