I don`t want to send those orange post cards. Major Howard said he had no issues with our report revealing the undercover operation because. Howard points out that the Department has made extra efforts to hold people accountable, like sending out orange postcards for offenses like ‘lewd and indecent’ and ‘patronizing prostitution.’ It says ‘Reminder – You are scheduled to appear in court.’ You got caught doing a lewd act in a bathroom meant for families and people who have to go to the bathroom. The Major added, “If your record shows and you tell people you just got caught littering? That`s not what happened. Major Howard said, “Oh that’s terrible news to me.” The judge accepted his plea and gave him a Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS), telling him his conviction will show no record of ever being entered if he stays out of trouble for two years.Īnother man told me he was able to plead his charge down to littering. It’s where he says he’s helped those who’ve fallen from drugs and alcohol. He told the judge he was “embarrassed” about a “bad decision.” He brought up his ties to the Agape House Outreach Center and Church on Tower Grove Avenue. He’d just pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent conduct at the Willmore Park bathroom. We met James Potter while sitting in on court. Sometimes they walk out of here with something else. Louis City Municipal Court, charged with lewd and indecent conduct. We wanted to know what happens to the suspects.
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Another case involved a man “holding a cell phone with his free hand” watching a “young (girl)” maybe “10 years old …playing with a stuffed animal while fully clothed.” Police reports show how bold the men are - like “two men masturbating” in the “common area” right next to an undercover officer washing his hands. It should be an easy thing that people should be able to take for granted.” Major Howard said, “I don’t think it’s too much to ask for a restroom to be used for people that have to go to the bathroom.” I added, “That`s a novel idea.” The Major continued, “That’s a novel idea and it shouldn’t be. Some internet sites exist only to rate public bathrooms for sex across the country. Major Howard says this is far from the only bathroom where it’s happening. He added, “It’s a big enough problem that just since January 1 of this year, where I committed some police resources to this, we’ve made 34 arrests out of that bathroom right there. Louis Police Major Dan Howard oversees the undercover operation. I asked Major Dan Howard, “Who are they?” He said, “They’re married men. We watched for several days from the tennis courts and witnessed arrest after arrest. We then witnessed another arrest within a short period of time. We found two things you wouldn’t expect – a man who appeared to be masturbating and an undercover cop there to arrest him. We had to blur most of the video we obtained. We wanted to know what a child might see when walking in to use the restroom.
If they wanna do what they wanna do, you know, just don’t do it in a public park.” He explained, “Just for the fact they’re going to do it in a public restroom where like I say any innocent little child could walk in and that could scar them for life to see something like that. He was walking his dog nearby and said he immediately thought about his grandkids. Park visitor Bill Mcnabb was shocked when we told him. Most guys park outside of the restrooms and walk in when you do.” One post gave specific instructions to “leave those parking lights on at night boys if you are cruising for sex. Some crude web sites even give locations, instructions and warnings. You might see one man walk in and another right behind. If another car pulls in behind, watch out. Someone may stay inside their vehicle and just sit there for a bit. We’d heard about men meeting for sex in this bathroom, which is right off the entrance on Hampton, next to the tennis courts. It appeared a man was getting ready to have sex with whoever walked into the bathroom. A FOX 2 cameraman walked into the public restroom where a question about the weather led to an unexpected answer. We followed a tip to Willmore Park in St. Our FOX Files investigation found an unexpected twist that may be bringing men back for more. Police say the suspects are married men hooking up in public. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Police have arrested dozens of people this year in a public restroom. WARNING: SOME IMAGES IN THIS STORY MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO READERS. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.