Rockville Man Charged in Eight Indecent Exposure Cases

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A Rockville man has been charged with multiple counts of exposing himself, in most of the cases to teenage girls, according to Montgomery County Police.

Kevin Thomas McHale, 27, of the 1600 block of Marshall Avenue in Rockville has arrested Wednesday on eight counts of indecent exposure. The incidents took place beginning in early March.

Police say McHale would make inappropriate sexual comments to the female victims and expose himself. Five of the eight victims are between the ages of 13 and 17. Many of the victims reported that the suspect was driving a gold/tan minivan.

Two 911 calls were made Wednesday reporting indecent exposures in an area; patrol officers stopped a gold minivan traveling on Arctic Avenue. Two victims reportedly identified McHale as the exposure suspect and he was arrested. He has been released on bond pending his next court date.

A summary of the seven incidents follows:

• March 4 – 9:08 p.m. – Myer Terrace. Victim was unloading items from her vehicle when the suspect drove by in a gold/tan minivan and made an inappropriate sexual comment. The suspect drove off and returned two more times. He then exited the vehicle only wearing underwear and exposed himself to the victim.
• March 28 – 2 p.m. – path on Myer Terrace leading to Earle B. Wood Middle School. Two victims were walking on a path leading to a middle school when suspect parked his gold/tan minivan, exited the vehicle, and exposed himself while making lewd gestures.
• March 28 – 6:30 p.m. – area of Nadine Drive. Suspect returned to the area in his vehicle and stopped in front of where the two victims from the previous, March 28, 2 p.m. incident and an additional victim were standing. The suspect exposed himself to all three females and drove away.
• March 28 – 6:39 p.m. – area of Arctic Avenue and Danet Place. Victim was walking her dog when a gold minivan approached her on the street. The suspect made an inappropriate sexual comment to the victim and then exposed himself while making lewd gestures.
• March 31 – 3 p.m. – Victim was walking on Bauer Drive after leaving Earle B. Wood Middle School when the suspect stopped in his vehicle and made an inappropriate sexual comment. He then exposed himself and made lewd gestures.
• April 1 – 7:10 p.m. – Victim was walking her dog in the area of Parkvale Road and Russett Road when the suspect stopped his vehicle, made an inappropriate sexual comment, and exposed himself.
• April 1 – 7:10 p.m. – Victim was walking on Arctic Avenue when the suspect pulled his vehicle to the curb. The suspect exposed himself and made lewd gestures.

»Photo of suspect Kevin McHale, courtesy of Montgomery Police