Crime & Safety

Police Seek Identity of Indecent Exposure Suspect

Security video shows suspect in January incident involving two victims.

Investigators are hopeful that a security video can provide a lead to an indecent exposure suspect in a Jan. 12 incident at Bethel Lutheran Church, according to Manassas City Police.

The video shows the subject walking around outside the Plantation Lane church. A female patron was looking out a glass door when she saw the man masturbating just outside the door.

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Police learned later that the man had approached another woman in the parking lot and asked her for a cigarette. While she was retrieving one from her car, he allegedly fondled the woman’s buttocks and then ran.

Manassas City Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the an arrest in the case. Their tip line is 703-330-0330.

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Those with information regarding the identity of the subject can contact Det. C. Daniels at 703-257-8046 or cdaniels@manassasva.gov.


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