Police: 9 Arrested In Men's Bathroom Sex Sting At Central Florida Mall (Foot-tappers)

Local 6 (Florida) ^ | November 2, 2006

[Stoat]

Police: 9 Arrested In Men's Bathroom Sex Sting At Central Florida Mall

Men Would Tap Feet, Zip Zippers Before Acts, Chief Says

 

POSTED: 11:34 pm EDT November 1, 2007

UPDATED: 1:08 am EDT November 2, 2007

 

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A group of men, including a former candidate for mayor and a high school teacher, was arrested on charges they performed sex acts or exposed themselves in a Central Florida mall bathroom, according to police.

Investigators said nine men were arrested Thursday night in a Sears department store men's room located in the Volusia Mall. "These men would go into the men's room and they would tap their feet, zip their zipper, make all kinds of noises and even reach under the stall," Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said.

The men arrested included SeaBreeze High School health teacher David Behringer and former city Commissioner Mike Shallow.

"The undercover officer told me he actually tried to come under the stall, where he was actually looking up at the undercover officer while he was performing his act," Chitwood said. A 70-year-old man was also arrested during the 10-hour sex sting, police said.

"The bothering thing is that you are coming up on the Christmas season, so you are out there shopping in the mall and your kid wants to run to the bathroom, you have a bunch of sick, degenerate, vile perverts in there doing their thing," Chitwood said. Officers said the sting was prompted by tips from mall security.

"Of course, everybody denies, (and says) 'It wasn't us,'" Chitwood said. "We certainly didn't go there and entice anybody, and we didn't put an ad out."

[Stoat]

• "The bothering thing is that you are coming up on the Christmas season, so you are out there shopping in the mall and your kid wants to run to the bathroom, you have a bunch of sick, degenerate, vile perverts in there doing their thing," Daytona Beach police Chief Chitwood said.

[babygene]

Senator Craig would be proud...

[stephenjohnbanker]

Taps..........

[Stoat]

Senator Craig would be proud...

......a former candidate for mayor.....

Perhaps he thought that this was the fast-track to the Senate?

[chaos_5]

LOL, I read Mike Swallow.

[umgud]

I’m a heterosexual and I’ve never had sex with a woman in a public bathroom. Why do these perverts have to ruin public bathrooms for decent folks and kids?

[freekitty]

Unfortunately malls are breeding grounds for this type of thing especially ones built with hotels in them. This is where the kids are and they are going to be taken advantage of one way or another.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Athletic Trainer
David Behringer

[Defiant]

My favorite bird.

[pandoraou812]

The men arrested included SeaBreeze High School health teacher David Behringer and former city Commissioner Mike Shallow.

A high school health teacher...how nice. I wonder what he has been up to with his pupils. Shaking my head again. Why can't these pervs just stay in the closet & out of the bathrooms? I don't understand why anyone would want sex in a public bathroom with a stranger. They know there are cops looking in bathrooms. Are they thrill seekers or just plain dumb?

[Mr Apple]

Saw this thread and was positive that the pervert Barney Frank would be on the list of those arrested.

[WFTR]

So, if the guy in the stall next to me starts tapping his foot at me and I respond by racking the slide of my compact automatic, is the police officer on the other side of me going to arrest the foot-tapper or me?

[Stoat]

I’m a heterosexual and I’ve never had sex with a woman in a public bathroom. Why do these perverts have to ruin public bathrooms for decent folks and kids?

I'm an unrepentant, woman-worshipping heterosexual guy as well and I only know of the 'why' aspect of this because I'm involved in healthcare.  I'll try to put this delicately....among 'many' homosexuals, there is a particular fascination with fecal material and excretory functionality....I won't go any further into the matter than that because this is a family website.

As to them ruining it for everyone else, they don't care and are hoping to find young children to 'interact' with anyway.

It's utterly vile and disgusting.  Please feel Blessed that you don't have the knowledge of this that I do

[garandgal]

"The bothering thing is that you are coming up on the Christmas season, so you are out there shopping in the mall and your kid wants to run to the bathroom, you have a bunch of sick, degenerate, vile perverts in there doing their thing," Chitwood said.

Thank goodness we have a few people left who are willing to stand up and call it like it is. Sick, degenerate, and vile...kudos to Chief Chitwood. The protests will probably start tomorrow.

[Don W]

It’s a witch hunt. Rub your nose the “wrong” way because it’s itchy and THAT will become a “signal” YOU are looking for “unsavoury mutual behaviours”.

[Loud Mime]

From what little I know, their pledge seems to be anywhere, anyway, anytime, and anybody.

They don’t seem to be a selective bunch.

[cherry]

I am SOOO nieve.....if someone started tapping their foot in the women's BR would probably think they needed more toilet tissue......

the full spectrum of men sure contains some interesting species.....

now women...we are boring....

[Rome2000]

Note to self

Do not go to the bathroom at Sears.

Come to think of it, avoid Sears entirely.