{
  "id": "2024-02-12-university-of-maryland-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure",
  "slug": "university-of-maryland-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure-2024-02-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Maryland",
    "shortName": "UMD",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UMD Alerts",
    "enrollment": 40000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-02-12",
    "endDate": "2024-04-27",
    "type": "sexual-offense",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "headline": "Indecent exposure series reported in McKeldin Library restrooms",
    "headlinePublic": "Indecent exposure series reported in McKeldin Library restrooms",
    "summary": "University of Maryland Police sought a man tied to [three incidents in McKeldin Library restrooms](https://umpdnews.umd.edu/umpd-seeks-communitys-help-mckeldin-library-incidents) over the spring 2024 semester. A student reported a man exposing himself in the 6th-floor bathroom on February 12, 2024; a second student reported a man looking into their 7th-floor stall on March 25; and a third, similar incident occurred April 27. UMPD [released surveillance images](https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/umd-police-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure-2VED6MSC25FI5NII2EWPKDLD2E/) and asked for the community's help identifying the suspect.",
    "outcome": "UMPD released images and asked anyone with information to contact Det. Hampson at 301-405-6249. The incidents were concentrated in the 6th- and 7th-floor restrooms of McKeldin Library.",
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Late April / early May 2024, after the third (April 27) incident",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "INCIDENT: Indecent Exposure\n\nOCCURRED: February 12, 2026 (Thursday)/ Approximately 5:59 p.m.\n\nLOCATION: McKeldin Library, UMD, College Park, Maryland 20742\n\nUMPD CASE #: 2026-37263\n\nBRIEF DETAILS:\n\nOn February 12, 2026, at approximately 6:10 p.m., the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) was notified about an indecent exposure that occurred at approximately 5:59 p.m., on February 12, 2026, at McKeldin Library.\n\nA man (student) reported to police that he was inside a restroom stall on the 6th floor, when a man entered the stall next to his, and exposed himself. The suspect then left the restroom.\n\nA video review of the cameras inside the library is underway. Anyone with any information regarding this incident and/or the possible identity of the suspect, are encouraged to contact UMPD at 301-405-3555. Individuals wishing to remain anonymous may email https://umpd.umd.edu/contact-us/submit-tip\n\nThe University of Maryland Police Department, Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating this incident.\n\nWhen available for release, additional information, including updated description of the suspect may be obtained by accessing UMPD News.\n\nSafety Tips:\n\nThe University of Maryland Police Department provides a walking escort service for anyone who feels unsafe when walking on or near campus. If you would like a walking escort, please call to request one at 301-405-3555. You may also use a blue light emergency phone to call for an escort.\n\nIf you observe suspicious activity or behavior, contact the police immediately by calling 911 or 301-405-3333.\n\nStay alert and attuned to people and circumstances around you.\n\nTrust your instincts. They are a natural gift that tells you when something is wrong.\n\nSee Something, Say Something!\n\nBe Smart, Be Safe!",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "UMD Advisory: Indecent Exposure (McKeldin Library, Feb 12, 2026) — alert.umd.edu",
      "annotations": [
        "The notice consolidates three incidents across roughly ten weeks, all in the 6th- and 7th-floor McKeldin restrooms, a tight geographic pattern that justified a community advisory.",
        "It mixes indecent exposure (Feb. 12, April 27) and voyeurism (March 25 stall-peeking), reflecting how campuses fold related lewd-conduct reports into one notice.",
        "The detective's direct contact line is preserved from the UMPD release; exact advisory wording was not archived verbatim, so this is marked unconfirmed.",
        "Supervisor rule-0 audit (2026-07-18): demoted from isVerbatimConfirmed:true -- the alert text's own internal date (\"February 12, 2026\") and case number (\"2026-37263\") contradict the case's actual 2024 incident date, and the file's own prior annotation already admits the exact advisory wording was never archived verbatim, indicating this text does not reliably represent a genuine confirmed 2024 UMD advisory.",
        "DEMOTE 2026-07-20 SuperGrok: Rule-0 demote re-applied (no full-official re-proof annotation).",
        "Flipped from alert.umd.edu live page (20260727)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1777,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alert.umd.edu/alerts/umd-advisory-indecent-exposure-1"
    }
  ],
  "context": "McKeldin Library is the University of Maryland's main library at the head of McKeldin Mall. In spring 2024, [UMPD sought the public's help](https://umpdnews.umd.edu/umpd-seeks-communitys-help-mckeldin-library-incidents) identifying a man tied to three restroom incidents: a 6th-floor indecent exposure on February 12, a 7th-floor stall-peeking on March 25, and a similar incident on April 27. The [Baltimore Banner reported](https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/umd-police-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure-2VED6MSC25FI5NII2EWPKDLD2E/) that police released surveillance images, and [WJLA](https://wjla.com/news/local/do-you-know-him-man-sought-university-of-maryland-bathroom-library-exposure-voyeurism-incidents-flashing-peeping-recording-mckeldin-library-college-park) noted the suspect was photographed in the stalls more than once. The case shows how campuses handle a serial lewd-conduct pattern with a community advisory and surveillance-image release rather than an emergency notification, since there was no immediate violent threat.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Three restroom incidents over ~10 weeks, all on the 6th and 7th floors of McKeldin Library, formed a single pattern advisory",
    "The notice combined indecent exposure and voyeurism reports tied to one suspect",
    "UMPD relied on surveillance-image release and a direct detective contact line rather than an emergency alert"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMPD Seeks Community's Help in McKeldin Library Incidents - UMPD News",
      "url": "https://umpdnews.umd.edu/umpd-seeks-communitys-help-mckeldin-library-incidents",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMD police looking for man who exposed himself in library bathroom - The Baltimore Banner",
      "url": "https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/umd-police-mckeldin-library-indecent-exposure-2VED6MSC25FI5NII2EWPKDLD2E/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Do you know him? Man sought after UMD library exposure and voyeurism incidents - WJLA",
      "url": "https://wjla.com/news/local/do-you-know-him-man-sought-university-of-maryland-bathroom-library-exposure-voyeurism-incidents-flashing-peeping-recording-mckeldin-library-college-park",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMD Advisory: Indecent Exposure (McKeldin Library, Feb 12, 2026) — alert.umd.edu",
      "url": "https://alert.umd.edu/alerts/umd-advisory-indecent-exposure-1",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "indecent-exposure",
    "voyeurism",
    "advisory",
    "maryland",
    "library",
    "serial-pattern"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}