GUY CHARGED WITH EXPOSING HIMSELF !!!!

[Daanyeer]

Source: mensnewsdaily
Thursday, October 22, 2009
By Amy Alkon


The thought crimes we were talking about the other day? This is one of them. Police decided the guy wanted people to see him naked -- so they charged him with indecent exposure after woman cutting through his front yard with her kid (according to this news report -- other reports dispute this) saw him making coffee in his own kitchen in the buff, and then, allegedly, standing in the buff in a window. From WTOP:

Williamson says his roommates were not home when he came into the kitchen and made his coffee.
Fairfax County Police say they believed Williamson wanted to be seen naked by the public.

Williamson, a father of a 5-year old girl, said he plans to fight the charge.

"There is not a chance on this planet I would ever, ever, ever do anything like that to a kid," he says.

Police say they are checking to see if there have been any other complaints.

A trial lawyer, who is not connected to the Williamson's case, says the state will have to prove that Williamson knew people were there for them to get a conviction on the charge that carries a one-year jail term and a $2,000 fine.


Maybe he does want to be seen naked, maybe he doesn't. Answer: Don't take the path by the guy's house or tell the kid not to look. Sorry, but seeing a man with his dong hanging out is a terrible thing why?

Here's how a similar thing worked in Canada, in a case that was overturned on appeal:

Canada's Supreme Court has exonerated a man convicted of committing an indecent act in 2000, after he was spotted masturbating in his living room near a window. Actually, "spotted" doesn't quite describe it. A neighboring couple reported Daryl Clark to the police after secretly observing him through binoculars for almost 15 minutes.
The complainants, a couple who live next door, said they were worried for their daughters' welfare when they saw Clark in a position that suggested masturbation. The couple then went to their own bedroom to get a better look, brought out binoculars and a telescope, and tried (unsuccessfully) to videotape their neighbor.


UPDATE: Wendy McElroy brings up a few more good points on this:

--this is how easy it is to be arrested on a sex-related charge these days. This is how ridiculous the charges may be. When someone is on a sex registry, you should always ask "what was the charge?" The person could be 'guilty' of nothing more than public urination in a park or having had sex with a girlfriend who was one year younger.
--I note that the man's name is disclosed; in some stories his photo is included. I note the woman is given anonymity even though she cannot be considered off-limits -- e.g. as a rape victim. This gender bias is typical in the reporting of most sex incidents.

--I note Williamson has a 5-year-old daughter and I assume, since he reportedly lives with roommates, that he is estranged from the mother. I hope she is a fair, decent human being because this charge alone -- should the mother pursue the matter -- could result in his losing all visitation with his little girl.

--the presence of the 7-year-old child raises this case into the realm of official hysteria -- a place where it is possible that Williamson will be convicted even though he is patently innocent of wrongdoing. Innocence is no defense against a sex crime when a child is even peripherally involved.