(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police on Monday, August 31 arrested an 87-year-old Lloyd Harbor man for public lewdness after he attempted to lure children with candy.
Galip Gulmez was sitting in his grey 2011 Subaru when he offered candy to children that were nearby at West Neck Beach in Lloyd Harbor on August 10, at approximately 2 p.m. A woman who was with the children approached the Subaru to intervene and noticed Gulmez was not wearing pants and masturbating.
Suffolk County Police on Monday, August 31 arrested Galip Gulmez, 87, of Lloyd Harbor for public lewdness. Photo Credit: SCPD.
After an investigation, Second Squad detectives arrested Gulmez, of Lloyd Harbor, at his home at approximately 1 p.m. today. He was and charged with Public Lewdness and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He will be held at the Second Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on September 1.
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