HENRICO COUNTY, Va. - Henrico Police charged a man with masturbating and exposing himself in the Short Pump Town Center parking lot to a mall employee. Police said they believed there may be more victims. Charles Paul Engle, Jr., 37, was charged Friday with three counts of indecent exposure and one count of masturbating in public.
Shopper Jean Shelton called the news "disgusting."
“I’d say to them, isn’t that cute, can we put a hat on it,” Shelton said when asked what she would do if she saw something like that in the parking lot.
Police said the victim’s report was one of many made to their department and Short Pump Security between April 1 and June 1, which described a white male with a goatee, operating a silver Toyota sedan.
"You don’t do that in public when there are children around, please," Shelton said.
WTVR CBS 6 reporter Melissa Hipolit visited Engle’s home on Ketelby Road and saw a car fitting that description in the driveway.
A woman who came to the door waved for Hipolit to go away.
Shelton said she had an idea on how to zip up such behavior.
"I’d probably take a picture and get his face and the whole deal, why not, evidence, right?" Shelton said.
The Henrico Jail confirmed Engle bonded out of jail.
Police said they believed additional individuals may have seen or had contact with Engle, and are requesting that citizens who have witnessed Engle’s activities to contact Detective Meg Fillius at (804) 501-5273.
