Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ryan Christopher Dee, 47, of St. Marys, GA, was arrested yesterday after allegedly exposing himself to an elderly woman who was walking her dog in Haile Plantation.

At about 10:07 a.m. on December 28, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the 9600 block of SW 32nd Lane, where the 81-year-old victim said she was walking her dog when the driver of a passing car made eye contact with her and then opened the door of his car.

She said she stopped to ask him if he needed help with directions, but instead of answering, he turned his body so his legs were outside the vehicle, and she saw that he wasn’t wearing pants or underwear. She said he started masturbating while staring directly at her; she panicked and started screaming, and he drove away.

Post Miranda, Dee reportedly admitted that he masturbated in the victim’s neighborhood but didn’t think anyone saw him.

The deputy reported that the victim was distraught and was afraid to be alone out of fear that Dee would come back for her; neighbors came to be with her, and she also told them she was afraid to be alone in her home.

Dee has been charged with exposure of sexual organs and elder abuse without great bodily harm. He has no local criminal history. Judge Luis Bustamante set bail at $20,000.

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