Crime & Safety
Man Exposed Genitals To Women On Nature Trail: Manatee County Sheriff
A Bradenton man was charged with three counts of exposure of sexual organs after exposing himself on nature trail, sheriff's office said.
BRADENTON, FL — A man faces charges after exposing his genitals to random women as they walked along a Bradenton nature trail, according to a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Chukwuma Anthony Onukogu, 38, was charged with three counts of exposure of sexual organs for offenses that happened between July and November along the trail at Heritage Harbour Lake.
On each occasion, Onukogu sat in a wooded area along the trail and yelled out to women to get their attention as he exposed and touched his genitals, the sheriff’s office said.
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Deputies responded to the trail after the first report, but Onukogu had already left the area.
Investigators learned that he parked his car at the nearby Costco and walked to the edge of the trail.
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Detectives confronted Onukogu, who lives in a nearby neighborhood, on Dec. 1 and he admitted to his crimes, MCSO said.
Investigators believe there could be more victims. Anyone who witnesses similar acts is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 941-747-3011.
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