Resident Charged with Indecent Exposure and Assault in Orange County
By Randy Collins
Jul. 18, 2013 10:16a
According to patch.com, an Orange County man was charged with indecent exposure and assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly exposing himself to a woman in Mission Viejo. On July 15th, 2013, a woman claims that the accused, Mark Andrew Green, was masturbating outside of her home in Mission Viejo. She alerted her husband who then attempted to pursue Green, eventually jumping into the bed of Green's truck to keep him from avoiding arrest.
In response, Green allegedly got out of his vehicle, physically assaulted his pursuer, and then fled the scene. The Orange County sheriff's department used the physical description of Green and his truck to Rancho Santa Margarita where there was a short-lived pursuit and an immediate arrest.
Penalties for California Sex Crimes
Green is now facing charges for assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily harm, indecent exposure, felony criminal threats, and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. If convicted on all charges he could face years in prison and a lifetime inclusion on the sex offender's registry list. The following are potential penalties for sex crime offenses as well as the individual offenses for which Green has been charged:
Indecent exposure
- Misdemeanor
- i. Up to six months in county jail
- ii. Up to one thousand dollars in fines
- iii. Lifetime registration as a California sex offender
- Felony
- i. Could result in a California state prison sentence
- ii. Lifetime registration as a California sex offender
Assault with a deadly weapon
- Felony (using deadly weapon, but not a machine gun or "assault weapon")
- ii. Up to four years in state prison
- iii. Up to $10,000 in fines
- iv. Money ordered to pay victims and families
- v. A criminal record "strike"
- vi. Loss of weapon
Criminal Threats
- Felony
- i. Potentially five years in state prison
- ii. A criminal record "strike"
Resisting arrest
- Misdemeanor
- i. Up to one year in county jail
- ii. Up to $1,000.00 in fines
Legal Defense for Crimes in Mission Viejo
Those facing criminal charges in Mission Viejo are encouraged to retain the services of an experienced local defense attorney. Orange County courts take sex crimes and violent offenses very seriously, and will not hesitate to prosecute alleged offenders to the fullest extent of the law. To obtain a free consultation from a MacGregor & Collins, LLP legal professional, call 949-250-6097.
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