Ruben Rodriguez has been sentenced to 18 months in state prison for flashing teen and tween girls walking to North County high schools and junior highs.
The 22-year-old Anaheim man pleaded guilty last month to an attempted lewd act on a child under 14 and luring a child with the intent to commit a specified crime, both felonies, and two misdemeanor counts of annoying a child and indecent exposure.
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Prosecutors dropped 18 other misdemeanor counts in exchange for the guilty pleas.
Rodriguez was arrested in September 2010 for exposing himself to two
17-year-old girls near Buena Park High. A month later, he was picked up
for flashing a pair of 14-year-old girls walking to Sunny Hills High in
Fullerton.
During the subsequent investigation, girls came
forward to accuse Rodriguez of flashing them at Troy High School and
Nicolas Junior High School. Some victims were as young as 12.
Previous coverage:
- Ruben Rodriguez, Who Flashed Teen Girls Walking to High Schools, Also Guilty of Ugliest Police Mugshot of the Week
- Ruben Rodriguez Now Accused of Flashing 12 Girls Near Schools
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