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T oddity: Man charged with junk fondling on trolley

By adamg on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 11:48am

David BowieMBTA Transit Police report arresting a Salem man yesterday after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman on an inbound D trolley and then began fondling himself.

David Bowie, 57, was arrested at Kenmore station around 4:20 p.m. on a charge of being a Super Creep, specifically, open and gross lewdness.

His victim and a man sitting next to Bowie gave similar accounts of what he'd done between Longwood and Kenmore, according to a police report: He lifted his shorts up to expose his major Tom, then began to "manipulate his penis while staring at her." Both said Bowie covered up when the woman moved to another part of the trolley after a couple of minutes.

Innocent, etc.

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Comments

By benos on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 11:58am.

"David Bowie"? Arrested "around 4:20"? And that's the mug shot? This is all just too perfect.

By Kaz on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:04pm.

He started at "Longwood" too.

In jail, I think he'll be taking it in the Kenmore.

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 1:11pm.

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By Michael on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 11:59am.

No one's gonna touch you in your golden years.

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:08pm.

Michael FTW!

By John-W on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:01pm.

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:08pm.

Maybe the sheriff will put him on "Rock & Roll Suicide" watch.

By bandit on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:07pm.

...that instead of a Major Tom, it was more of a Little Toy Solider. either way, he'll likely be looking at The Bars of the County Jail soon enough.

By Kaz on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:12pm.

She reminded him of the babe...

By anon on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:39pm.

The babe with the power?

By Sock_Puppet on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 6:46am.

to dance his magic dance in public.

By benos on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 11:02am.

What power?

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 11:04am.

The Power of Hoodoo!

By benos on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 11:08am.

Who do?

By Kaz on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 11:20am.

Do what?

By benos on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 11:50am.

Remind me of the babe!

By benos on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 11:51am.

Awesome.

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:09pm.

I'm amazed that according to the description it took "a few minutes" for people to move once this guy whipped his dick out.

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:19pm.

Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing they could do.

By Jimmy on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:10pm.

Why is it that these T fondlers all seem to resemble Seinfeld's "Crazy Joe Davola"?

By John-W on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:55pm.

EVERYthing has a Seinfeld link.

"He took IT out."

By Lanny Budd on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 12:58pm.

Hey there, old feller. She said she wanted the young American.

By Mack on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 1:38pm.

Here is something to take. A David Bowie is a well know musician and performer from Salem, Mass. Could this be him? HMMMMM

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 1:59pm.

to get you to the church on time

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 2:21pm.

Ground control to major tom Say it isnt. so iggy I remember him on soul train. hes still got that blond wig but no makeup

By adamg on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 3:03pm.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, which reports he "is not a glam-rock pioneer." Due back in court on Sept. 27.

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 4:26pm.

I wonder if the real David Bowie's legal name is still David Robert Jones.

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 3:26pm.

• Baby Loves That Way
• Boys Keep Swinging
• Brilliant Adventure
• Can't Help Thinking About Me
• Criminal World
• Dancing with the Big Boys
• Dead Man Walking (song)
• Dodo (song)
• Everyone Says 'Hi'
• Five Years
• God Knows I'm Good
• Hang On to Yourself
• The Hearts Filthy Lesson
• Heathen (The Rays)
• I Can't Explain
• I Can't Read
• I Dig Everything
• I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship
• I'm Deranged
• The Last Thing You Should Do
• Little Wonder
• The Loneliest Guy
• Loving the Alien

By MovingForwardorBackward on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 5:02pm.

The money spent prosecuting idiots for making fools of themselves is money that is not spent on maintaining infrastructure or supporting a local investment economy. While idiots wag their willies they are effectively sucking up money so that government can slap their mental willies with a probationary warning.

It's a heretical idea but what about loudly announcing on the train that some fool is flapping his wonderous midget and asking if anybody else is interested in laughing at the numbnuts?

These guys think they can hide in a crowd. Pardon the pun but the more exposure (i.e., public humiliation) these guys get then perhaps the less they are willing to expose themselves.

If none of this works then set a mouse trap at their pants.

By bandit on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 6:16pm.

...a man's exposed penis, the reality is that public exposure of your genitals is not only a crime in massachusetts (and most other states), but it can be a sex crime.

public masturbation can actually be scary or upsetting for those who witness it. it's not just that somebody masturbating is scary, but it shows that they have little to no regard for societal and social norms. it breaks down boundaries of personal and public, and can make people frightened or upset.

for some people, it can be the first time they have seen a penis, or an erect penis, or a person masturbating. not a great entry into human sexuality.

in addition, a variety of studies have shown that 20% of people who engage in serious exhibitionism (such as public masturbation) go on to commit more serious sex crimes (such as sexual assault). that's much higher than the average population, so folks have reason to be (a) wary and to (b) treat it seriously.

i am all for prosecuting these folks.

By anon on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 6:28pm.

Yeah, I'm kinda assuming that most anyone who whips out their wang on the T has some serious mental illness or substance abuse problems, and this is a warning sign. They need serious help.

The "shock and alarm" or whatever, on the other hand, I don't think is a big deal. I see shocking and alarming things every day that upset me more than seeing an old crazy guy fondle his penis on the T would. Like how criminally bad 1 out of 10 Bostonian drivers are. Just laugh at the wiener, call the police so he can get some treatment, and have MBTA clean the seat.

By Student on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 8:13am.

I am all for capitalization punishment.

By The Beer Guy on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 8:25am.

UB40

By Jiffywoob on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 10:44am.

You expose myself?

By The Beer Guy on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 2:18pm.

Billy breathes alright

By anon on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 3:54pm.

Freaks.

By anon on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:40pm.

"Manipulate his penis" sounds like a magic act...

By Suldog on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 12:11pm.

... maybe this guy was just trying to earn a buck with a performance of Puppetry Of The Penis?

Suldog
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