A 66-year-old Walnut Creek man who had been arrested in early September for allegedly flashing several children in Pleasant Hill has been arrested again.
Walnut Creek police Sgt. Tom Cashion says Henry Friedlander was arrested Thursday on suspicion of two counts of annoying or molesting a child and four counts of indecent exposure. The crimes occurred in Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. Cashion says that police served an arrest and search warrant at Friedlander’s home in the 1400 bock of Ramsay Circle.
The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has filed two felony and four misdemeanor charges against Friedlander, who was booked into County Jail in Martinez on $150,000 bail. It was the Mayor of Claycord who reported that Friedlander had been arrested in Pleasant Hill in early September.
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I thought I had seen this man before. It turns out that he lives up the street from me! This is truly a small world. At least, he is off of the streets now.
Anon 9:40 maybe you had a difficult time to recognize him with his clothes on?
This guy should have a bullet or two in his head already.
Watch what you say. You never know what a person is actually going through, if they're mentally ill, etc. I don't condone his actions but I now feel more mercy and compassions towards such people. I know more of this man's story - he's my father.
Dear Anon 4:32 a.m.
I don't know if you'll see this, but I wanted to tell you I'm sorry for what you've been dealing with. And I'm sorry if the man involved has a mental illness, which could explain his actions. Maybe not excuse it, as you said, but explain them. Feel free to contact me at crazyinsuburbia@gmail.com if there is more you'd like to share, anonymously of course. Take care.
He attended my church when I was young (up through his arrest, 24 years old now) and always came to the nursery to offer me and other young children candy during the service procession. He had an interest in my friend who is a 3 years older than me and would hug her and kiss her on the cheek. I am so thankful he was caught early in the stages of grooming her. It is still shocking to me that no one corrected his behavior for the years he put himself in close proximity to us kids with limited adult oversight. This my firsthand experience, not speculation.
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