BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of multiple sex offenses — including exposing himself to an elderly woman on a GET bus — pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
Finding the allegations against Myron Washington Jr. “very troubling and disturbing,” Court Commissioner Sally Ackerknecht ordered him held without bail. She added the Public Defender’s Office could argue for bail at a later hearing.
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Washington, 31, faces charges including three counts of indecent exposure and a felony count of assault to commit a sex offense, according to court records. Charges were filed Tuesday.
The GET bus incident occurred the morning of Oct. 10 while the bus was parked at Cal State Bakersfield, according to a probable cause declaration. The alleged victim told authorities Washington exposed himself and masturbated next to her.
Surveillance footage captured the incident, according to the declaration. Washington also has multiple misdemeanor cases pending against him.