Police arrested a man after a witness reported that he had exposed himself to a 4-year-old child at a park in California.
The alleged incident happened at El Camino Park Friday afternoon. Police say they got a call from a man in his forties who was there with his son.
The man said as he was getting their dog some water he noticed his preschooler had walked over to a table and was talking to an unknown man. The father then noticed that the suspect was exposed and touching himself while talking to the boy, a news release said.
The father immediately started yelling at the suspect, who ran away through the park.
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Palo Alto Police located the suspect, 59-year-old Rupert Richard Taylor-Fox of Menlo Park, with his pants unbuttoned, and his zipper down. Taylor-Fox was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for indecent exposure and annoying a child. Both charges are misdemeanors.
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Police are not aware of any similar cases involving this suspect; however, anyone with information is asked to call their 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329 2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to 650-383-8984.