Police: Sex offender accused of masturbating in park blames groundhog
08/14/2017 1:49 pm PDT
By Sarah Eisenmenger, WAVE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- (WAVE) -- A man who was accused of masturbating in a park told police it was all a misunderstanding involving a groundhog.
Louisville Metro police were called to Lannan Memorial Park Thursday on a report of a man masturbating in the bushes. The victim also said the suspect was following them and watching them play.
When police arrived at the park they said a man matching the description, Robert McCoy, took off on his moped.
Officers stopped McCoy who told them he was urinating when his pants fell down and he was startled by a groundhog which caused him to expose his genitals to the victim.
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