Man exposes himself to 2 women

An unidentified man exposed himself to two female Collins Living-Learning Center residents Tuesday night near the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and 11th Street, IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger said.\nThe two IU students, whose names are being witheld because the investigation is still going on, were studying in Collins' Edmondson Formal Lounge Tuesday night when they decided to take a walk at 11:30 p.m.\nDuring their walk, the two students noticed a lone man following them as they proceeded north on Forrest Avenue.\nThe two women then turned onto 11th Street where they encountered the same man masturbating in front of them. Both of the students ran to the Collins Center Desk and reported the incident to the Residential Assistant on duty, who called IUPD.\nWhile exposures may be common on college campuses, Minger said the results are seldom more than shock effect.\n"Unfortunately indecent exposure is a crime where perpetrators who are not members of the campus community, but come onto the campus," Minger said. "Violators know the environment has very accessible victims with females walking around at all times of the day. I don't want anyone to have a false sense of security, but exhibitionists are usually after the shock effect and don't typically assault their victim. But that's not to say these exhibitionists aren't just testing the water and may escalate in their severity."\nOfficers Ryan Corbett and Scott Dunning began searching the area and took the report.\nThe two victims gave police enough information to draft a composite sketch of the man.\nPolice said the perpetrator is a black male, approximately 5'11" and in his thirtys. He has a large build and weighs between 190 and 200 pounds. At the time of the incident he was wearing baggy jeans, a baggy khaki long sleeve button down shirt with a matching khaki colored skull cap and a light colored knit cap. The subject appeared to be 'out of place' among the other students.\nPolice, saying all tip can be helpful, are encouraging anyone who thinks they have seen the man matching the description to come forward.\n"We're really hoping the perpetrator has been seen by other people who can maybe say 'Hey, I saw this guy hanging out in the Union, or hey, I've seen this guy in my dorm,'" Minger said. "Even if they think their information is very small, that piece of information is golden."\nThe IUPD Investigations Section can be contacted at 855-4111.\n-- Contact staff writer Brandon Morley at bmorley@indiana.edu.