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Man exposes himself to girl on TriMet bus, police say

David W. Besthoff was indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury Monday and charged with felony public indecency.
Credit: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
David William Besthoff

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has been charged with masturbating beside a girl while riding a TriMet bus on May 30.

David W. Besthoff was indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury Monday and charged with felony public indecency, endangering the welfare of a minor, interfering with public transportation, indecent exposure and sexual activity.

Court records say Besthoff boarded a TriMet bus and sat down next to the child. Surveillance video shows him then start masturbating.

The girl, who was on her way to ice-skating lessons, got off the bus, caught another and went home, the court documents say.

The girl and her mother then met with police to report the incident.

Besthoff was on pretrial release for multiple counts of public exposure. He actually entered a plea for public indecency the day after the bus incident, the courts documents say.

He was also convicted of felony public indecency in June 2007 and misdemeanor public indecency in June 2000.

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