Sunday, October 03, 2010
Huntington Police Attempt To Curb Sexual Activity
WEST VIRGINIA....
As part of an undercover operation by the Huntington Police Department to curb sexual activity at Harris Riverfront Park and Rotary Park, eleven men have been arrested during the past six weeks. Plain-clothes officers patrolling the parks have found that men use the hiking trails at Rotary Park to perform sexual acts during the day. At night, after the upper level of Rotary Park closes to vehicular traffic, the activity continues at Harris Riverfront Park. Undercover officers also have found that the men will use "lookouts" at Rotary Park to warn one another of nearby hikers and people playing disc golf. Police Chief Skip Holbrook says this activity has become a public safety and public health issue which must be addressed. Most of the men arrested have been charged with either indecent exposure or pornographic live conduct. Jim McClelland, director of the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District, says sexual activity has been an ongoing problem at Rotary Park for years, and, over a period of time, people really haven't been challenged, so they feel more secure at the park and their actions have become more brazen.
As part of an undercover operation by the Huntington Police Department to curb sexual activity at Harris Riverfront Park and Rotary Park, eleven men have been arrested during the past six weeks. Plain-clothes officers patrolling the parks have found that men use the hiking trails at Rotary Park to perform sexual acts during the day. At night, after the upper level of Rotary Park closes to vehicular traffic, the activity continues at Harris Riverfront Park. Undercover officers also have found that the men will use "lookouts" at Rotary Park to warn one another of nearby hikers and people playing disc golf. Police Chief Skip Holbrook says this activity has become a public safety and public health issue which must be addressed. Most of the men arrested have been charged with either indecent exposure or pornographic live conduct. Jim McClelland, director of the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District, says sexual activity has been an ongoing problem at Rotary Park for years, and, over a period of time, people really haven't been challenged, so they feel more secure at the park and their actions have become more brazen.
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