PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A New Brunswick man has been charged, following an incident in the Rite Aid parking lot on Sunday.
“Jeffrey Robinson, 52, of Perth Andover, was charged with visual sexual aggression against a child and indecent conduct after he reportedly exposed himself to a minor. Robinson pulled in alongside another vehicle in which a teenager was seated, waiting for her mother who’d gone into the drugstore,” said Sgt. Eric Erickson, of the Presque Isle Police Department.
According to the police log, the mother reported while she was inside Rite Aid, a “heavy-set male exposed himself to her daughter while she was sitting in their vehicle.” The incident was reported around 1:40 p.m. on June 29.
Officer Kevin Reed was assigned to investigate.
The log indicated the mother was able to give a description of the vehicle the man was in, as well as a partial license plate number, noting it was from New Brunswick.
The PIPD notified U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol and the Fort Fairfield Police Department to be on the lookout for the vehicle and its driver. A Border Patrol agent subsequently located and stopped the van on Main Street in Fort Fairfield a short time later.
The mother and daughter were then shown photos of the man and the vehicle, which the victim identified.
District Attorney Todd Collins was counseled concerning the cross-border complications and it being a non-felony case. Collins advised to summons and release Robinson.
Robinson was given a Presque Isle District Court date of Aug. 20.
A similar case was reported on Tuesday, June 24, on the Chapman Road.
A caller notified police at 11:20 a.m. that a male was exposing himself as he walked his dog. He was reported to be shirtless, wearing gray shorts. Officers Lucas Hafford and Kyle White responded but were unable to locate the individual and asked the caller to notify police if the man was spotted in the area again. Police could not determine if this was Robinson or someone else.
In light of these events, police are asking the public to report such cases as soon as possible — particularly with regard to Robinson.
“Take a look at him. If you’ve experienced anything similar form him but haven’t reported it, please contact the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction,” said Chief Matt Irwin, in a post on the PIPD Facebook page.
