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Police arrest Oregon man for indecent exposure  

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Police arrested a 22-year-old Oregon man for indecent exposure and lewd conduct in public on Jan. 20 after a victim said she saw him walking with his pants down and touching himself in a sexual manner near Juana Briones Park.

Police released Stephen Timothy Frey, of Happy Valley, Oregon, with a criminal citation for the misdemeanors. Detectives are investigating whether Frey was involved in the indecent exposure incidents that occurred on Jan. 8 and 10.

The victim, a woman in her 70s, called police at 8:32 a.m. to report that a man had masturbated through his clothes, dropped his pants and then touched himself in a sexual manner at 620 Arastradero Road.

Police arrived at the scene and saw a man who matched the victim's description driving away in a dark green minivan. After the suspect noticed police were following him, he pulled over on his own accord.

Though the incident occurred during the morning commute, police stated that there was no indication any children had seen him.

Frey is 6-foot-5, white, with short brown hair and was wearing jeans and a brown jacket at the time of the incident. Police ask anyone who saw a man matching that description loitering in the area to call 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips can be emailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voicemail to 650-383-8984.

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Comments

Posted by skinny white men, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2013 at 4:06 pm

There have been a number of sex crimes around town recently where the suspect was described as a "skinny white man". Hopefully this same person is responsible for all of them. Where in Palo Alto was he living?


Posted by Why, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2013 at 11:22 pm

The other perv was from Stockton, now this guy from Oregon? Did these men travel all the way here just to be lewd and indecent? Why here?


Posted by Sandy , a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2013 at 6:37 am

If he's six feet five, it should be easy to confirm or eliminate him from other the incidents.


Posted by Cohen Jacobs, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2013 at 10:34 am

Good thing he's not a children basket ball coach.

I always thought that pervs are in their 40s and up


Posted by Nayeli, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2013 at 11:27 am

What does a man get out of such an act? It is very sick.


Posted by Barbara, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2013 at 12:09 pm

Did anyone else find it so very funny that this indecent exposure man hails from Happy Valley!??? Whoa!


Posted by John, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2013 at 2:46 pm

Maybe he is most attracted to older women.


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