Merrick man charged with public lewdness
James Calisto, 38, of Merrick was arrested Friday afternoon after a mother and her two young children saw him allegedly sitting in his car with his pants down, Nassau police said. He was charged with one count of public lewdness and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and later released, police said. (June 23, 2010) Credit: NCPD
A Merrick man allegedly sitting in his car with his pants down, fully exposed, was arrested Friday afternoon after a mother and her two young children saw him, Nassau police said.
James Calisto, 38, was sitting in a car parked in front of a Rite Aid on Merrick Road in Massapequa, police said. A woman, who was not identified, and her two children, ages 6 and 4, noticed the man sitting in the car while exposed, police said.
Calisto allegedly drove away, and the woman called police. Officers found Calisto a few blocks away, at Merrick Road and Arlyn Drive, and arrested him just before 5:30 p.m.
He was charged with one count of public lewdness and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and later released, police said. Calisto is due back in court Wednesday.
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