indecent exposure
the intentional exposure of one's body's privates in a manner that gives offense against accepted or prescribed behavior.
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According to Metro records, 89 incidents of indecent exposure were reported to transit police from January through the end of June, which is more than double the number during the same period in 2019.
Metro board scuttles vote on proposal to ban people for sex crime arrests | Justin George | September 23, 2021 | Washington PostMetro board members back temporary ban after arrest for a sex or firearms offenseMetro Transit Police say reports of indecent exposure have more than doubled this year compared with the same period in 2019.
Metro delays vote on proposal that would ban passengers arrested for sex offense | Justin George | July 29, 2021 | Washington PostIn 2020, 149 cases of indecent exposure were reported — 11 more than in all of 2019, despite a significant drop in ridership because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Metro Transit Police propose ban on passengers arrested for a sex or firearms offense | Justin George | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostThe Independent Office for Police Conduct has since launched an investigation over the Met’s handling of the indecent exposure allegation involving the suspect.
A Woman in London Disappeared While Walking Home. Her Case Is Igniting a National Reckoning on the Threats Women Face | Suyin Haynes | March 11, 2021 | TimeHe was also convicted earlier this year of indecent exposure involving a minor, and sentenced to six months in jail.
The allegations range from indecent exposure to “suspected immoral relations with juveniles.”
Boy Scout ‘Perversion Files’ Detail Abuse Charges | Winston Ross | October 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBrennan was arrested and eventually charged with indecent exposure.
Man’s Airport Strip Meant to Highlight Intrusive and Ineffective TSA Security | Winston Ross | May 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThat means that many crimes, including touching, indecent exposure, and rape, are frequently seen as socially acceptable.
But there are forms of art, literature and drama which are nothing else than a kind of indecent exposure.
The Book of This and That | Robert LyndCommon modesty should prevent indecent exposure of the shoulders and bosom.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha HaleAll we'd need, sir, at least for the lewd, public indecent exposure charge.
Eight Keys to Eden | Mark Irvin CliftonHe was finally arrested for indecent exposure of person and taken to the County Jail.
Medical experts: Investigation of Insanity by Juries | W. S. ThorneSeldom you see a man take out his soul: when that happens, it is usually a kind of indecent exposure.
Plain Mary Smith | Henry Wallace Phillips
British Dictionary definitions for indecent exposure
the offence of indecently exposing parts of one's body in public, esp the genitals
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