Wednesday,April 17, 2002

'Exhibitionist' nabbed at SM-Pampanga
By Tomas S. Noda III


SAN FERNANDO -- Elements of the mobile patrol team arrested on Sunday a 31-year-old man after he was caught exciting his sex organ inside SM City Pampanga, in Barangay San Jose here.

SPO3 Alberto Carpio, desk officer of the San Fernando police, identified the suspect as Edel Morales, 31, married, of Look 1st, Malolos, Bulacan.

Witness Harold Bondoc, supervisor at SM department store, told police that the incident took place at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, in the men's wear section.

Bondoc said he noticed Morales acting suspiciously, hiding among clothes at the men's wear section. He said he felt something strange about the suspect who stared unceasingly at sales ladies.

Bondoc then approached Morales and was surprised to see the suspect arousing himself with his pants down.

The supervisor called up cops from the mobile patrol who later arrested the suspect.

Police said Morales was even lucky as he was not mauled and beaten by anyone, unlike what happened to an 18-year-old boy last week who was beaten black and blue in Barangay Sindalan here after he showed his sex organ to a woman while riding in a passenger trike.