Man Dropped Pants And Flashed Motorists - Blames Prescription Medication

[matcom]

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PORTSMOUTH — A Hampton man told a judge Monday that he dropped his pants and exposed his buttocks to motorists on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge due to the effects of prescribed medication.

Mark Stretton, 43, of Ocean Boulevard, pleaded guilty in Portsmouth District Court to a related charge of indecent exposure-lewdness. Stretton admitted to exposing his buttocks on the bridge linking Portsmouth to Kittery, Maine, in September 2006. He was arrested March 10 on a warrant.

During his plea hearing, Portsmouth prosecutor Corey MacDonald told the court that on that date, police investigated reports from witnesses who said Stretton was on the bridge while intoxicated when he "dropped his pants several times."

"Witnesses saw a rear-end view, if you will," MacDonald told the court.

Had witnesses seen a frontal view, charges would have been more severe, said MacDonald.

The police prosecutor told Judge Sawako Gardner that Stretton's criminal history does not include any prior indecent exposure or sexual assault charges.

"It was due to my medication," Stretton told the judge. "I'm on a lot of medication and it causes diarrhea, and that's what happened."

The judge instructed Stretton to seek medical help for his underlying condition and imposed a fine of $500, with $250 of it suspended, pending his good behavior for one year.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS/705080400

[Hugin]

1. They needed to add Immodium to his prescription...

:rofl:

[Lil Missy]

2. This happens to me every time bush is nearby

It's a sickness, I tell ya!