A Stuart man is now facing criminal charges, accused of peeking into the bedroom of his neighbor’s children and touching himself.“It’s an extremely concerning case that took place in Stuart last week,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said. The incident occurred in the Port Sewall Place community. Security video from the home shows a man moving around in the driveway.The homeowner was out of town and received an alert from his security camera that there was movement outside the home. “He saw an individual that he knew, one of his neighbors who he’d seen before, walk up to the front of his house and was peeking in the windows where his children would normally be sleeping,” Budensiek said. The sheriff added that the man was not just peeking but also appeared to be touching himself. Fortunately, the homeowner’s children were not in the room at the time. They were in another room with their mother. Budensiek said the man was in the driveway for about 12 minutes.The homeowner called 911, and deputies went to the home of the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Scott Haeseker. “Our deputies eventually went into the house, fought with him a little bit, were able to take him into custody and then took him to the jail,” Budensiek said. The sheriff said Haeseker’s conduct does not rise to the level of a felony, so he is only charged with misdemeanors for now. “It’s important for us to put his face out there, and if anybody sees him acting strange or if there’s anything that’s happening that’s ramping up, we want to try to get ahead of it and prevent this from happening in the future,” Budensiek said.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
STUART, Fla. —
A Stuart man is now facing criminal charges, accused of peeking into the bedroom of his neighbor’s children and touching himself.
“It’s an extremely concerning case that took place in Stuart last week,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said.
The incident occurred in the Port Sewall Place community.
Security video from the home shows a man moving around in the driveway.
The homeowner was out of town and received an alert from his security camera that there was movement outside the home.
“He saw an individual that he knew, one of his neighbors who he’d seen before, walk up to the front of his house and was peeking in the windows where his children would normally be sleeping,” Budensiek said.
The sheriff added that the man was not just peeking but also appeared to be touching himself.
Fortunately, the homeowner’s children were not in the room at the time. They were in another room with their mother.
Budensiek said the man was in the driveway for about 12 minutes.
The homeowner called 911, and deputies went to the home of the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Scott Haeseker.
“Our deputies eventually went into the house, fought with him a little bit, were able to take him into custody and then took him to the jail,” Budensiek said.
The sheriff said Haeseker’s conduct does not rise to the level of a felony, so he is only charged with misdemeanors for now.
“It’s important for us to put his face out there, and if anybody sees him acting strange or if there’s anything that’s happening that’s ramping up, we want to try to get ahead of it and prevent this from happening in the future,” Budensiek said.
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