Man allegedly exposes himself in parking lot

On April 12, 2012, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times

By Jim Clark

A complaint was called into Somerville Police last Friday as a woman reported that a man who was sitting in a vehicle parked at the Market Basket on Somerville Ave. was exposing himself to passers by at that location.

As police arrived the vehicle in question was reportedly pulling out of the parking lot, but officers stopped the car and held the driver for questioning.

The complaining witness reportedly told police that she had parked her car in the back of the parking lot with her 19 year old daughter and her daughter’s 19 year old friend. As she exited the vehicle she reportedly observed a man parked next to her exposing and touching himself. She said that she made eye contact with him for at least five seconds while he continued to touch himself.

The witness reportedly told police that no one else had seen these actions.

Upon questioning, the suspect, Maurice Reidy, 54, of Cambridge, denied any wrongdoing. However, based on witness testimony Reidy was placed under arrest and charged with open and gross lewdness and lewd, wanton and lascivious conduct.