Man accused of following woman into Cape Coral church parking lot before exposing, touching himself
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
A man was arrested on Monday in Cape Coral after he was accused of following a woman before exposing and inappropriately touching himself outside a church.
According to the Cape Coral Police Department arrest report, Travis Leon Thomas, 36, was arrested after officers responded at 6:11 a.m. to an indecent exposure report outside a church on Country Club Boulevard.
The victim told the police she was on her morning walk when she said Thomas started following her. The report states that she told him to stop, but he did not listen. She then said that she went into the church parking lot and threatened to call 911 before she accused Thomas of exposing and inappropriately touching himself.
According to the police report, Thomas is a registered sex offender, and officers said he reportedly talked about genitalia, sex, women, exposing and inappropriately touching himself and killing people. Officers also reported that he showed signs of mental illness.
Thomas was arrested and is facing a charge of indecent exposure. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sex Offender Registry was also contacted regarding Thomas being in custody.
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