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| Illegal Coffee Making At Home While Nude |
| 2009-10-21 |
| A Springfield, Virginia man is facing an indecent exposure charge after a passerby spotted the man naked in his kitchen and reported it to police. Eric Williamson, 29, is a commercial diver who grew up in Hawaii and rents home with several co-workers. Williamson told FOX 5's Will Thomas his roommates were not home and he walked into the kitchen to make coffee about 5:30 a.m. Monday. "Yes, I wasn't wearing any clothes but I was alone, in my own home and just got out of bed. It was dark and I had no idea anyone was outside looking in at me," Williamson said. The complaint came from an unidentified woman who was walking with a 7-year-old boy. A Fairfax County Police spokesman said officers arrested Williamson for indecent exposure because they believe he wanted to be seen naked by the public. Officer Bud Walker said officers also consulted the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office and they were given the green light to proceed with the charge. Williamson, who is father of a 5-year old girl, said he feels like the victim. "I am a loving dad. Any of my friends and anyone knows that and there is not a chance on this planet I would ever, ever, ever do anything like that to a kid," he said. Williamson is meeting with a lawyer to fight the charge and may attempt to seek damages from Fairfax County Police. If convicted on the misdemeanor charge, he would face up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #10 Oh boy! There's another law I break most every day. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-10-21 10:39 |
| #9 Old joke: Police get a call one morning from an old lady in her house. She's complaining that there are naked people in her neighborhood. Okay, sounds a little strange but the police send an officer who cruises around the neighborhood in a squad car. He doesn't see anything so he drives to the old lady's house. He knocks and when she answers he introduces himself and explains gently that he hasn't seen any naked people in the neighborhood. "Of course you haven't," the old lady replies. "You aren't using binoculars." |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-21 09:42 |
| #8 In Holland, people live in far closer quarters. I have heard (read?) that it is considered bad manners to pull the curtains closed and equally bad manners to stare inside. Get over it, lady. If the Springfield justice system has time for this, its' good news: They can fire at least one cop and one prosecutor. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2009-10-21 09:16 |
| #7 The complaint came from an unidentified woman who was walking with a 7-year-old boy. At 5:30 in the morning? I don't buy it. |
| Posted by: Maggie Glavinter3150 2009-10-21 07:30 |
| #6 At 5:30 in the morning? Who can focus on far-away objects at that time? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-21 07:15 |
| #5 Uh, depends on what he was using to stir the coffee. Guess I shouldn't have typed that with a coffee cup in front of me, though not nude. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-10-21 06:42 |
| #4 not enough information. I've had chance in life to see someone "making coffee" while naked in the window. The guy makes a good case and should be given the benefit of the doubt. But that they are willing to prosecute makes you wonder. Like I said, NEI. |
| Posted by: Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-10-21 06:36 |
| #3 The temps outside on that date/time in Springfield were below 50 degrees F. So why didn't he have window coverings of some sort to keep in the heat? Offense against GAIA, I suspect. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-10-21 06:35 |
| #2 They should be charging that passerby with invasion of privacy. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-10-21 03:22 |
| #1 FARK.com > D *** NG IT, WE CAN'T EMPHASIZE THIS POINT ENUFF PEOPLE - PICS, OR HE WAS MAKING TEA! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-21 00:53 |