Man Exposes Himself To Woman Walking Dog: Norwalk Police

NORWALK, CT — A Fairfield man, who was a Westport girls' soccer coach up until December, was arrested on a warrant for allegedly exposing himself to a woman who was walking a dog in town, Norwalk police said.

This isn't the first arrest for David Sharpe, 29 of Warren Avenue in Fairfield, police say. He was previously charged in a similar incident in Fairfield where he was arrested for indecent exposure, and in that case he told police that it's "possible" that he accidentally exposed himself to a teenage female, according to the Connecticut Post.

Sharpe resigned from his coaching position at Staples High School in Westport after his interview with Fairfield police detectives in early December. He was listed as an assistant coach for the Staples girls' varsity soccer team on the CIAC website.

Now Norwalk Police say Sharpe has been charged again with a similar crime. On September 26, 2018, Patrol Division Officers investigated a complaint that a male suspect had driven up to the victim walking a dog on Winfield Street at Sasqua Road, police said.

The suspect exposed himself to the victim while masturbating, police said. The suspect then drove away but circled back by the victim two more times while continuing to masturbate before leaving the area, police said. Due to limited information at the time, the suspect was not identified, police said.

Special Victims Unit Detective Kristina LaPak assumed the investigation and later learned that the Fairfield Police Department had a similar incident in October 2018, police said. The victim in the Fairfield incident provided a marker plate that matched the vehicle description given in the Norwalk incident, police said.

As a result of the investigation David Sharpe was identified as the suspect in both the Fairfield and Norwalk incidents, police said. Sharpe was arrested by the Fairfield Police Department in December 2018.

Detective LaPak obtained a warrant for Sharpe’s arrest as well and Sharpe turned himself in at the Norwalk Police Department on Jan. 11, police said.

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Special Victims Unit Lieutenant Thomas Roncinske praised Detective Lapak’s investigative prowess for bringing this case to a successful conclusion.

Sharpe is charged with breach of peace and public indecency and he was released on a $50,000 bond.

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