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Suspect Arrested For Seven Incidents of Indecent Exposure in the Aspen Hill and Bauer Drive Areas

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 2, 2015

Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department have arrested Kevin Thomas McHale, age 27, of the 1600 block of Marshall Avenue in Rockville and have charged him with eight counts of indecent exposure. During these incidents, McHale would make inappropriate sexual comments to the female victims and expose himself. Five of the eight victims are between the ages of 13 and 17.

During this investigation, 4^th District patrol officers, detectives, and plain clothes officers worked together to identify and locate the suspect. Many of the victims reported that the suspect was driving a gold/tan minivan. Yesterday, after receiving two 9-1-1 calls for indecent exposures in the focused area, patrol officers quickly responded and located a gold minivan traveling on Arctic Avenue. Officers stopped the vehicle and identified McHale as the driver. A police show-up was conducted with two victims and they identified McHale as the suspect. McHale was arrested and transported to the Central Processing Unit.   He has been released on bond pending his next court date.

A summary of the seven incidents (with eight victims), in chronological order, are as follows:

• March 4, 9:08 p.m. – Myer Terrace. Victim was unloading items from her vehicle when the suspect drove by in a gold/tan minivan and made an inappropriate sexual comment. The suspect drove off and returned two more times. He then exited the vehicle only wearing underwear and exposed himself to the victim.

• March 28, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. – path on Myer Terrace leading to Earle B. Wood Middle School. Two victims were walking on a path leading to a middle school when suspect parked his gold/tan minivan, exited the vehicle, and exposed himself while making lewd gestures.

• March 28, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. – area of Nadine Drive. Suspect returned to the area in his vehicle and stopped in front of where the two victims from the previous, March 28, 2:00 p.m. incident and an additional victim were standing. The suspect exposed himself to all three females and drove away.

• March 28, 2015 – 6:39 p.m. – area of Arctic Avenue and Danet Place. Victim was walking her dog when a gold minivan approached her on the street. The suspect made an inappropriate sexual comment to the victim and then exposed himself while making lewd gestures.

• March 31, 2015 – 3:00 p.m. – Victim was walking on Bauer Drive after leaving Earle B. Wood Middle School when the suspect stopped in his vehicle and made an inappropriate sexual comment. He then exposed himself and made lewd gestures.

• April 1, 2015 – 7:10 p.m. – Victim was walking her dog in the area of Parkvale Road and Russett Road when the suspect stopped his vehicle, made an inappropriate sexual comment, and exposed himself.

• April 1, 2015 – 7:10 p.m. – Victim was walking on Arctic Avenue when the suspect pulled his vehicle to the curb. The suspect exposed himself and made lewd gestures.
  
  

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