Ann Arbor Masturbator Arrested

Yup, you heard it right.  Ann Arbor, and specifically Oxford Housing Residents at the University of Michigan can breathe easier knowing that the publicly-masturbating perpetrator, described as a man, of medium build, 5'8" tall, and wearing a sweatshirt with the hood up and covering his face, was arrested on March 9th.  This is the report on the University of Michigan Police website:




On March 9, DPS and Ann Arbor Police Department officers arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with several indecent exposure incidents near and on campus in late 2010.

Christopher Filipek, 30, who is not affiliated with the University, was arraigned today (March 10) on 6 counts -- four counts with AAPD cases, two counts with DPS cases (at Oxford Housing) as well as a felony sentencing enhancement of Indecent Exposure by a Sexually Delinquent Person. DPS Crime Alert #2010-16 from Nov. 23 has been canceled. Additional charges may be authorized as the investigation continues.










You heard that right.  Felony.  For masturbating out of some windows.  He, said The Michigan Daily, a student newspaper, with the felony sentencing, will be qualified as a "sexually delinquent person".  That right there could put him in prison for life.  The newspaper goes on to say that the arrest was the result of a three-month investigation, which involved intensive measures including surveillance, according to their source, Department of Public Safety (DPS) spokeswoman, Diane Brown.

Filipek was only a person of interest initially, but when he was arrested on January 14th for prowling in the Oxford housing area, he became a suspect in this case.  One of the pieces of evidence against him was pictures on his cell phone he took of people through their windows.  It is unknown whether these are pictures of students.  Brown concludes by saying that it's difficult to determine whether this behavior would have escalated into anything else, but states that she's "pleased to get him off the street and have him deal with the consequences".

I couldn't agree more.