Santa Ana police seeking man who broke into girl’s room and exposed himself

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- (KTLA) -- Police on Wednesday sought the public's help identifying a man who broke into a Santa Ana girl's room and exposed himself.

The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment in the 2300 block of West Edinger Avenue, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.

Surveillance footage from the victim's home shows the suspect trying to break into vehicles parked at the residence before scaling a back fence.

Then, the man allegedly entered the apartment through an unlocked sliding glass door at the unit's rear and went into the room of a 15-year-old girl as she slept.

The victim, who wished to remain unidentified, said she woke up when she felt someone staring at her and opened her eyes to find a strange man in front of her. She struggled to recount what happened next.

“He asked me if I wanted it — if I wanted to see his…yeah. And then he showed me his private area, and that's when I got scared and I just yelled at my dad two times. And then he told me to be quiet, but I didn't listen obviously, so I just kept yelling for my dad.”

The intruder hat shut her bedroom door and put his finger to her mouth, signaling for her to remain silent. But luckily, her parents were able to hear her screams.

The girl said he fled ran downstairs and exited through the same sliding glass door he used to enter.