Man arrested on charges of lewd behavior arraigned, police say

A Freeport man who police say exposed himself to girls as young as 11 on three separate instances was arraigned in Nassau County District Court in Hempstead on Saturday.

Freddy Peralta, 27, was charged with three counts each of public lewdness and endangering the welfare of a child following his arrest in Roosevelt on Friday.

District Court Judge Darlene Harris held Peralta, who was represented by a Legal Aid attorney, on $50,000 cash or $25,000 bond and ordered him to stay away from the three victims.

Peralta exposed himself to a 13-year-old the afternoon of Feb. 14 at Schreiber Place and Washington Street in Baldwin, Nassau police said.

On Feb. 28, Peralta targeted a 11-year-old girl on Grand Boulevard and Hayes Street in Baldwin, police said.

And on April 11, he exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl during the late afternoon on Summer Avenue in Uniondale, authorities said.

Police said they knew they had a crime pattern on their hands when they determined the suspect in each case drove a white Hyundai Tucson with a spare tire on the front left side.

Home surveillance video in Baldwin showed a vehicle matching that description going by, minutes after the suspect allegedly exposed himself nearby.

Police ask anyone who believes they were victimized to call First Precinct detectives at 516-573-6153.

Peralta is due back in court April 17. He is being represented by the Legal Aid Society, which typically does not comment on it cases.

By Robert Brodsky

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Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.