LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN CHARGED WITH INDECENT EXPOSURE TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN CHARGED WITH INDECENT EXPOSURE TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN COSTA MESA

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a man charged yesterday with indecent exposure to high school and college students in Costa Mesa.

Defendant

Charges

Maximum Sentence

Court Date

Brandon Alexis Mumtaz, 18, Costa Mesa

Charged on Oct. 11, 2018 with the following misdemeanor counts:

  • (2) Indecent exposure
  • Child annoyance

Two years in County Jail and sex offender registration pursuant to penal code 290

Arraignment

 

Nov. 8, 2018, 8:30 a.m.

 

Department W-4, West Justice Center, Westminster

Circumstances of the Case

  • On Oct. 1, 2018, at approximately 4:10 p.m., Mumtaz is accused of standing behind his vehicle in a parking lot at Orange Coast College and exposing his penis to Jane Doe 1.
  • The victim reported the incident to Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) later that day.
  • On Oct. 3, 2018, Jane Doe 2 was walking home from school when the defendant is accused of pulling up next to her in his vehicle.
  • Mumtaz is accused of speaking to the victim from the vehicle while exposing his penis to her.
  • The victim ran to find help and the defendant is accused of fleeing the scene.
  • On Oct. 9, 2018, CMPD, who investigated this case, released a photo of the vehicle from surveillance footage and requested the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
  • On Oct. 11, 2018, CMPD arrested Mumtaz after receiving a tip from the community.

Anyone with information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact CMPD Detective Maridakis at 714-754-5051.

Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Dustin Chupurdy, West Justice Center