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July 17, 2007

Man accused of flashing women at Chafee preserve

North Kingstown police arrested a 28-year-old man whom they believe has been flashing girls and women at the John H. Chafee Nature Preserve.

Police allege that Mark Boyajian, of East Greenwich, approached a Philadelphia woman walking the trails at the waterfront park last Tuesday evening and dropped his pants, exposing himself.

She called 911 and followed the man as he fled to the parking lot. When she told police details of what had happened, Capt. Charles Brennan said the story sounded familiar.

He turned up three similar complaints logged in the past 11 months. “It seemed like too much to be a coincidence,” Brennan said.

Last month a woman complained that a man at the park approached her and a group of Girl Scouts, asking where the beach was. He then dropped his pants, Brennan said.

Boyajian was arrested Saturday, charged with one count of disorderly conduct and released on bail. Brennan says he’ll be back in District Court at the end of the month to face additional charges related to the June incident.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie Jefferson

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