Henry M. Palmer, 80, of Ocean View, Delaware was arrested and charged with two counts of lewdness and one count second degree indecent exposure.
On Sunday, police were approached by a 37 year-old man who reported Palmer had exposed his genitals to him while masturbating in the Rehoboth Avenue Bandstand public restrooms.
The man told police that he observed Palmer in the men's restroom masturbating over a urinal in full view. The victim, alarmed, took a photo of Palmer and gave it to the police.
A different investigation revealed that this was not the first itme Palmer had done this, police said. On January 8, a 56 year-old male reported to police that he observed Palmer masturbating over a urinal in the same public restroom. When the victim expressed his disapproval to Palmer, Palmer allegedly turned, placed his back to the urinal and exposed his genitals to the victim.
All of the charges against Palmer are misdemeanor offenses. He was released on $600 unsecured bail.
