An exhibitionist displayed himself in the University Union when he exposed his genitals to the hairdresser in the Smart Cuts Salon last week.

The suspect may be connected to an ongoing investigation by the campus police for the past year, and is linked to six recent incidents of indecent exposure since the beginning of the semester.

On April 23, a white male in his early 20s, approximately 5’10” with short dirty blonde hair, walked into the salon and exposed his genitals to Yong Calhoun, the hairdresser.

“It was a nightmare. Sex is beautiful, but he used it inappropriately. This needs to be fixed immediately because it affects the spirituality in school and is very disrespectful to our business,” Calhoun said.

The incident went unreported for two days until the owner of Smart Cuts reported it to University Police on April 25, said Public Information Officer John Hamrick.

The suspect entered the salon and asked Calhoun if he could change his clothes. Calhoun said she told him he could use the bathroom. Saying the bathroom was too dirty, the man asked if he could use the backroom instead, and Calhoun said she agreed to his request.

After about 10 minutes, Calhoun said the suspect asked from inside the room for a towel. Concerned that he had spilled something, Calhoun walked over to a cabinet that sits adjacent to the entrance of the room to hand him a towel.

When Calhoun brought him the towel, she saw that the man had opened the door, and that he was naked from the waist down, revealing his erect penis. Calhoun then kicked the man out of the salon and told him never to come back, yelling that he needed to learn to control his sexual urges, Calhoun said.

“The unique thing about this case when compared to the suspect’s other appearances is that he entered into a business, which is not his normal method of behavior,” Hamrick said.

Hamrick said the suspect normally wears sweatpants or athletic attire with running shoes on when he approaches his victims.

The suspect was dressed as a normal student, wearing black trouser pants, a white button down shirt and tie, carrying a messenger bag with him, Calhoun said.

“It’s too early in the investigation to tell, but it is suggested that there are two suspects involved,” Hamrick said. “The younger one presents himself in buildings and in his car, and the older one limits his activity (to) inside buildings.”

The suspect from the salon is most likely the younger suspect, Hamrick said.

“This man is excited by the reaction he gets from his victims,” said Criminal Justice Professor Charles Lushbaugh. “He (the flasher) is a paraphilic which is defined as someone who is obsessively dependent on an unusual stimuli in order to have a state of erotic arousal.”

Nudity is not a criminal violation, but when someone willfully, and lewdly exposes his genitals in public it becomes obvious that it has a sexual connotation, and can be punishable up to a year in prison for multiple violations, Lushbaugh said.

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