Ithaca Police Arrest Marathon Man For Public Lewdness in Collegetown Neighborhood

Around 1 in the morning on Friday, September 20th, Ithaca Police responded to a report of a man engaged in inappropriate behavior within the 100 block of Dryden Road in the Collegetown Neighborhood of the City of Ithaca. Ithaca Police say the man was in a parked vehicle in front of a busy restaurant and was openly exposing himself and engaging in lewd conduct in full view of onlookers and pedestrians.

As officers were arriving on scene, they found 36 year old Joshuah Compton of Marathon, viewing pornographic material and engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior in public view and within the presence of numerous passer-bys.

Officers arrested and charged Compton with Public Display of Offensive Sexual Material, Public Lewdness, both Misdemeanors, and Exposure of a Person, a Violation. Ithaca Police say Compton is due to appear in Ithaca City Court at a later date.

Due to the proximity of Cornell University, Cornell University Campus Police were also notified. IPD is still investigating the case and anyone with information that can assist their investigation is asked to contact the Ithaca Police Department via their tip-line at 607-330-0000.