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SANTA PAULA : Man Arrested After Reports of a Flasher

Santa Paula police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly exposing himself to females at Laurie Lane near Teague Park.

According to police, Anthony Villareal of Santa Paula was arrested whilehiding behind bushes at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Police came to the scene after receiving reports of a flasher in the area, authorities said.

According to police, Villareal had been exposing himself at the site for as long as a year. Many of the victims were juvenile girls, police said. Authorities asked that anyone who may have been a victim call the Santa Paula police at 525-4474.

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Villareal was being held at the Ventura County Jail in lieu of $500 bail.

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