SANTA ANA – Buena Park police on Tuesday, April 18, offered more details about allegations against a 38-year-old registered sex offender charged in a flurry of flashing incidents in Orange County.
Hyuh Woo Lee, who pleaded not guilty to charges Monday, is next due in court April 25 for a pretrial hearing. He is charged with three felony counts of indecent exposure with sentencing enhancement allegations for committing a similar crime while out on bail. Three alleged incidents took place on April 3 and 4.
Lee, who was arrested Thursday, April 13, is accused of “going to apartment complexes or local motels and walking around either naked or with a towel wrapped around him,” according to Buena Park police Sgt. Mike Lovchik.
In some cases he would hide in rooms and wait to “surprise” victims, Lovchik said. Lee has also been accused of touching himself during the
flashing, Lovchik said.
Lee is facing felony instead of misdemeanor charges because he’s a registered sex offender, Lovchik said.
Investigators are concerned there may be more victims who have not come forward, Lovchik said.
“There’s the potential for quite a few victims who may or may not have contacted authorities so we’re urging anyone who recognizes this guy’s antics to contact local police,” Lovchik said.
Lee, who listed his occupation in jail records as a truck driver, has a lengthy criminal history in Los Angeles and Orange counties of flashing, according to court records.
Lee was convicted April 19, 2010, and Oct. 31, 2012, of indecent exposure in Los Angeles County, according to court records.
Lee pleaded not guilty Feb. 15 to a felony count of indecent exposure with a prior conviction, according to court records. He was next due in court on that charge, which was investigated by Anaheim police, on April 24.
Lee was convicted Dec. 18, 2008, of misdemeanor indecent exposure and public nudity by a jury for incidents on Oct. 17, 2007. Before the jury convicted him he pleaded guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance in the case, according to court records.
Lee pleaded guilty Dec. 19, 2008, to a misdemeanor count of lewd conduct in a public place and was sentenced to 95 days in jail and placed on three years of informal probation, according to court records. That incident took place Feb. 27, 2008.