30-year-old Paul Maldonado-Crespo was reported for indecent exposure several times from August 6th to August 9th. In the first incident on August 6th, one of the victims reported that she was being followed in the Planet Fitness parking lot by a blue Honda Civic. The victim stated that the man following her parked his car next to her, so she stopped to look. When she looked, she saw that the man’s genitals were exposed and that he was masturbating while looking at her.
In another case, on August 8th, near South 2nd Street and Madison Street, another victim reported that she was also being followed by a man driving a blue Honda Civic. She stated that when the man approached her, she observed that his driver’s seat was laid back. She also noticed that his genitals were exposed and that he was masturbating while looking directly at her.
The last incident occurred on August 9th in the Kroger parking lot on Madison Street. The victim reported a similar story as the other victims in the previous incidents. However, when she approached the man, he drove off. Throughout the investigation of the incident, Maldonado-Crespo was identified as a possible suspect due to the descriptions given by the victims. Following this, during an unrelated traffic stop, Maldonado-Crespo agreed to speak with law enforcement regarding the case. During an interview where Maldonado-Crespo waived his Miranda Rights, he admitted that he followed and masturbated to the victims of each case. Maldonado-Crespo stated that he did so because he was “horny” and that he “enjoyed the thrill.” After providing a written apology to the victims, Maldonado-Crespo was taken into custody and charged with altering/falsifying/forging auto titles, four counts of indecent exposure, and two counts of summons on August 30th.
Paul Anthony William Maldonado-Crespo of Cedar Street in Clarksville, TN, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on August 30th, charged with altering, falsifying, forging, auto titles, four counts of indecent exposure, and two counts of summons. A judicial commissioner set his bond at $22,500.
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