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Man Charged with Indecent Exposure for Being Nude in his House

By Lependorf & Silverstein

The recent arrest of a man in Virginia for indecent exposure has left many citizens across the U.S. with different reactions as to what characterizes intentional and accidental exposure of one?s private parts when in the confines of one?s own home. According to a northjersey.com article, Fairfax police are saying that the man ?wanted to be noticed?positioning himself so that the mother and child would see him not once, but twice.? The accused man claims that he never saw the 45-year-old woman and her 7-year-old child as they walked by his suburban house and spotted him in the nude through the window. Nevertheless, if the man is convicted, he may face a sentence of up to one year in jail for indecent exposure. It is clear that this case may present some complex issues given the often blurred separating, or differing interpretations, of what constitutes private and public space, especially in instances where the windows of a house may not have blinds or curtains to hide inside activity from the outside.continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on November 24, 2009 (boomark / email).