Indecent Exposure Arrest - Mount Helix 

May 26, 2024 - San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that Detectives with the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station are looking for other possible victims after a man was arrested this week for exposing himself in the unincorporated area of Mount Helix. 

The incidents happened between April 28 and May 21 around 7:00 p.m. in the areas of Mt. Helix Drive and Mt. Helix Park.  

The women who reported the incidents told deputies they were walking on the street when a man in an SUV would suddenly pull alongside them and expose himself. The victims say the man was wearing a hat, sunglasses and a hoodie to cover his face. They describe his SUV as an olive-green Subaru Outback with a covered license plate. 

Detectives began investigating while deputies increased patrols around Mount Helix. Deputies were patrolling near Grosalia Avenue and Pandora Drive on Tuesday, May 21 just after 7:00 p.m. when they observed the suspect's SUV. Deputies saw the driver pull up alongside a woman who was walking in the area. The woman told deputies the driver exposed himself and drove off. Deputies followed the driver and placed him under arrest.

John Jeffrey Lynn was booked on a charge of indecent exposure at San Diego Central Jail. He was released from jail on Wednesday, May 22 after posting $10,000 bail. 

It is the policy of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department not to release information about victims of sex crimes. 

If you were a victim of indecent exposure in Mount Helix, detectives would like to speak with you. Contact Detective Nicholas Gaspar at (619) 660-7090 or send an email at nicholas.gaspar@sdsheriff.org.

Source & image: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department