{"id":659,"date":"2018-06-13T12:07:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatersexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:25:09","slug":"florida-man-gets-prison-time-for-panhandle-beach-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-man-gets-prison-time-for-panhandle-beach-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Man Gets Prison Time for Panhandle Beach Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent case<\/a> of alleged exposure on a beach in North Florida is a good example of how Florida sex crime cases often come down to one person\u2019s word against another\u2019s. It also shows just how serious judges and juries take these cases and the criminal punishments that come with them.The defendant was charged with lewd or lascivious exhibition after he allegedly exposed himself to a girl on a beach in the Florida panhandle. The victim testified at trial that she was running along the beach when she heard the defendant call to her from a nearby condo apartment. When she turned her head, the victim said she saw the defendant staring at her and fondling himself with his pants down. The victim called the police and ran down the beach. She told her sister and mother about the incident and pointed the defendant out to them when he later drove by in a truck. The victim also identified the defendant to police officers when they arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n

At trial, the defendant claimed that the incident was all part of a joke gone awry. He said a friend\u2014an adult woman\u2014had taken off her top and flashed him, so he responded by removing his pants. The defendant said he wasn\u2019t aware that any children were in the area and he denied touching himself. He was eventually convicted and sentenced to five years in prison, followed by 10 years of sex offender probation.<\/p>\n

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A recent case of alleged exposure on a beach in North Florida is a good example of how Florida sex crime cases often come down to one person\u2019s word against another\u2019s. It also shows just how serious judges and juries take these cases and the criminal punishments that come with them.The defendant was charged with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sex-crimes"],"yoast_head":"\nCase Update: Prison Time Panhandle Beach Exposure<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Small details can matter in court. A criminal charge case can hinge on man gets prison time. See how this ruling defense. 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