Crime & Safety

4 Senior Citizens Accused of Having Sex near Commuter Parking Lot

Three of the men are New Yorkers -- from Brewster, Ossining and Somers -- and one is a Connecticut resident.

Four old men face charges of public indecency in Danbury after a surveillance operation near a local commuter parking lot.

In response to numerous complaints received of public indecency in the area of the Mill Plain commuter lot and the Farrington Woods Recreational Park on Mill Plain Road, members of the Community Conditions Unit set up surveillance to monitor the area, Danbury police said.

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During the course of the investigation over several days CCU officers arrested four people, accused them of engaging in sexual activity in a public place, and charged each of them with Public Indecency.

Subject Arrested: Patsy Barbato, 77, of Somers NY

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Bond: $500

Court Date: 7/13/2016

Subject Arrested: Michael Melnick, 85, of Brewster NY

Bond: $500

Court Date: 7/13/2016

Subject Arrested: Jay Doyle, 67, of New Milford CT

Bond: Written Promise

Court Date: 7/11/2016

Subject Arrested: Stuart Sherr, 72, of Ossining NY

Bond: Written Promise

Court Date: 7/7/2016

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