Charges: Man exposed himself to girls in Virginia yard, sexually assaulted woman
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A northern Minnesota man is accused of exposing himself to children and an adult in separate incidents over the course of a single day.
Logan Andrew Smitherman, of Gilbert, was charged Wednesday with three counts of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct related to his alleged behavior two days prior. According to the criminal complaint, the 28-year-old was seen by multiple victims throughout the city of Virginia, with more reports coming in as officers were responding to the initial call.
Here is what the charges allege:
Virginia police were initially called to a home on 5th Street South, when a woman out mowing her lawn said a man – shirtless, with a swastika tattoo on his chest and wearing red shorts – approached from behind and hit her in the buttocks. She told him to leave, but he came back twice, prompting the woman to run to a neighbor and call police.
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May 19, 2021
VIRGINIA, Minn. – Police say a 27-year-old Gilbert man was arrested Monday after exposing his genitals to multiple children and hitting a woman on the buttocks as she mowed her lawn in Virginia.
According to the criminal complaint, Logan Andrew Smitherman has been charged with fifth-degree non-consensual sexual contact and two charges of fifth-degree lewd exhibition with children under 16 present.
Virginia Police say they responded to multiple reports around Virginia on Monday involving a man described as shirtless, with red shorts, and a swastika tattoo on his chest.
The first report involved a female who said she was mowing her lawn on Fifth Street South when Smitherman approached her from behind and “hit her on the buttocks.”