rockin'robin

(Oct. 21) A Virginia man was busted for indecent exposure after he was caught in the buff. In his own home. Alone.
Eric Williamson, 29, got up at 5:30 a.m. Monday and went to the kitchen to make some coffee. He was naked, but he was alone in the Springfield house, so he didn't think it mattered.

Wrong.

A woman and a 7-year-old boy were cutting through Williamson's front yard from a nearby path, according to WTTG-TV, Channel 5 in Washington.

Through his front window, they saw Williamson having coffee in his birthday suit.

Fairfax County police showed up and arrested him. Williamson said he had no idea anyone could see him, but police said they believed he wanted to be seen by the public, said WTTG, a Fox station.

If convicted, Williamson could face one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. He plans to fight the charge.

"If I stood and seemed comfortable in my kitchen, it's natural. It's my kitchen," he told the station.

Eric Williams Charged With Indecent Exposure for Being Naked at Home

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CJB

Seriously? People should have the right to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own homes. It wasn't even midday. It was 5:30 in the morning.

sequoias

Yeah, I agree...that was pretty stupid....it wasn't a crime at all to me. It's only 5:30 in the morning come on! What's that woman and a 7 year old kid doing up that early in the morning.

CJB

And they were walking across his lawn, and they were the ones looking in his window.

TheWriteAlex

And they call California the "nanny state." Hahaha. Hypocrites.

Bramus

Jolie77

Just thought this stem of discussion was interesting to read and it raises a lot of questions to this incident --

The Naked Truth: Fairfax man charged with indecent exposure in private home - washingtonpost.com

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Phillips

Geez!


I hope the jury found him not guilty by reason of indecent exposure!

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shel90

Man! What is wrong with that lady? Stupid!

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Jiro

that's trespassing too

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Berry

Isn't Virginia the anti - gay state?

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Reba

If he wanted privacy in his home, why didn't he keep the curtains at the front of the house closed? Especially if it's dark outside and lit inside; everyone knows that makes the interior more visible.

The mom and son shouldn't have been taking a short cut across the lawn but I wonder if people could have seen him from the public sidewalk in front of his house anyway?

In our neighborhood, lots of people are out at 5:30 a.m.--newspaper deliverers, commuters, kids waiting for school buses (yes, that's outrageous), joggers, dog walkers, etc. Some days I have to leave for work before 6 a.m.

Reba

I just now looked at the news video.

The windows at the front of his house are full length, and the flimsy curtains were open. It didn't look very private.

Steel X

Both people are at fault there. The man should cover the windows. The woman and the kid should STAY off his property...especially at 5:30 in the morning.

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Jiro

here's what the case comes down to - indecent exposure. In order to be charged with indecent exposure under Virginia law -

and the police said -
It all comes down to how the court can prove his intent - just scratching his naked bottom, yawning, and getting his coffee at 5:30am..... or having an intention of being Mr. Nature Man to public as a get-around on indecent exposure since his household is not a public place.

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Frisky Feline

That's weird. If he were a women then no one would report on her. But they made a report on the naked guys.

Reba

How do you know that?

Pepsi

They should not have been looking in his window and he needs to make sure no one can see him like that for now on.

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Frisky Feline

have you read any news about women being arrested for exposing her naked body in her own home? I have not seen news about women but guys. i know several girlfriends of mine who are naked walking around in the house.

Reba

Maybe their curtains were closed.

I haven't been looking so

In front of open windows?

Reba

Here's another thought:

Perhaps men would be afraid to report a naked woman in her house because they don't want to be accused of "peeping."

Frisky Feline

Maybe for others. I have seen one or two naked women that left the curtains open when i lived in DC.

I haven't read or heard about women being arrested but guys.

YES! My friends didn't care.

Frisky Feline

Or not.

Bramus

As a guy that sleeps in the buff and likes to walk around his house the same way, i dont feel this is right.

If he'd wanted to expose himself, why not pick the afternoon when most kids would be waking home instead of 5:30 in the morning!

Reba

That's disgusting. If someone sees that they should report them.

They don't need to be arrested but they should be sternly warned by the police. Then, if they ignore the warning, they should risk eviction and arrest.

Banjo

Oh good grief! Seriously, with the prisons being strapped for cash and not to mention overpopulated, don't you think it's kind of far-fetched to arrest people for being in the buff?

In some countries, it's not illegal to be in the buff. In fact, there are nudist beaches in some places across Canada, including one in Toronto. It's just ironic that one can be nude at a beach but not in its own home with the windows open.

Please. Nobody is going to be harmed by seeing a man in the buff. Seriously, what's the worst a person can inflict upon the society by being in the buff?

I think people are overreacting. People have the right to be "disgusted" when they see someone in the buff, but they shouldn't have the right to tell people what they can and cannot do in their own homes. Even if the windows are open, just don't look.

Passionate4ASL

Maybe she should be charged as a "peeping Tom"!


Seriously I don't think this guy did this on purpose. He was careless with his curtains and everyone was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Reba

Being arrested and serving a long prison sentence are two totally seperate issues. Arrest doesn't always result in a prison sentence.
People who go to nude beaches go there with an expectation of experiencing nudity. People who walk thru residential communities taking their kids to school don't expect to have their kids exposed to nude adults.

How do you know? Do you know the exhibitionist's motive or possible plan? Do you know the sensitivity of children? Even here at AD there are adults who are sensitive to "triggers."

Seriously, why are people compelled to expose themselves to other people?

There's nothing wrong with "being" in the buff. The problem is exposing the experience to members of the public who don't wish to share in that experience.
What, people are supposed to walk around with their eyes closed? Passers-by can see what's happening in a lit room on a darkened street without actually peering into the window. Get real.

Neighbors walk by my house every day and look at the flowers, butterflies, and fountain in my front yard. I know they can also see my windows when they do that. So can the mailman, the newspaper deliverer, the kids waiting for the bus across the street, the garbage men, the recycling crew, the lawn debris pick up guys, etc. When the sun begins to set, I close the window shutters. How hard is that?

rockin'robin

I agree with Reba somewhat....Even I had a problem with my neighbor. His bathroom window faced the side of my house, and several times when I would take my dog outside for her business, he would have the window "open" and sitting there doing his business......I guess it was just to let the smell out, I really dunno! After the 3rd time, I did complain to the Landlord......And she did something about it.

I've also seen this when I lived in an apt, complex, the bathroom window faced the street, and the guy thought it was "funny" to sit there on the toilet and wave to people outside in the parking lot!

It's ur home, I agree. But if ur gonna walk around in the nude, then close the blinds/curtains. It's also an invitation to get "raped" if ur a female.....

Some people don't realize that even with blinds or curtains, you still can see the "shadow".

Jiro

sigh..... I miss the good ole' fashioned America back in 80's

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