Male Student Arrested After Allegedly Masturbating in Front of Female Students

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Humboldt State University HSU [Photo by Oliver Cory]

One female student was working alone in a room at Humboldt State University this last Sunday about 6 p.m. when a man allegedly walked in with his pants down and began masturbating. The man, also a student at HSU, allegedly masturbated in front of at least one other woman before fleeing.

Campus law enforcement, according to Donn Peterson Chief of Police for Humboldt State University, were notified. They pursued and captured the suspect without incident.

They arrested Michael Wayne Hargrove about 6:45 p.m. Hargrove is currently in custody and, Peterson said, that HSU has asked that he be “permanently restricted from campus.” If he is released, Peterson said, “We will put out a campus wide notice asking people to let us know if he’s been seen.”

Peterson said the suspect may have victimized other women. “Right now we are aware of two,” he explained. “There may be others out there.” He hopes that if so, the other victims contact campus police. (707-826-5555)

According to Peterson, the college has services for those victimized.”We have extensive resources,” he said, “and we try to make those resources available.”

Press release:

Michael Wayne Hargrove, a Humboldt State University student on interim suspension, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 30 on suspicion of indecent exposure, California Penal Code 314.1.

According to witnesses, Hargrove exposed himself to two students in the campus’s science complex. Hargrove was immediately arrested by University Police and transported to the Humboldt County jail, where he remains in custody. He has been arraigned and has his next court date on Nov. 14. Unless he posts bond, he will remain in custody until then. If he posts bond, UPD will be notified immediately upon his release. Additionally, campus police are seeking a stay-away order to restrict Hargrove from HSU permanently.

In the meantime, Hargrove has been ordered to stay off campus, and he will be arrested if he returns. UPD will put out a flier asking the campus community to notify UPD if he is spotted on or around campus.

Anyone with information about this or similar incidents should contact University Police at (707) 826-5555. Such information will help UPD to build a better case and have a better understanding of what Hargrove was doing before this incident.

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silverlining
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silverlining
7 years ago

How unfortunate for the,……well,.. the parents of this nut job majoring in indecent exposure.

Terry L. Clark
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7 years ago

Where’s Lorena Bobbitt when we need her?

Guest
Guest
Guest
7 years ago

Where’s the photo hcsd? We need to know who to stay away from

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago

Gender neutral headline wouldn’t be inappropriate. Campus security should be much stricter at all institutions of higher learning.

scooter
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scooter
7 years ago
Reply to  Growler

You might be wrong on this one, growler…. As for the gender of the victims, that seemed to fit a pattern we might all be interested in knowing.

And for the gender of the alleged perp, it’s not unreasonable for the general public to want to know if someone’s eye could have been poked out during the incident in question.

Growler
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Growler
7 years ago
Reply to  scooter

Yes scooter by all means, but putting that information in the body of the article would be more journalistically appropriate in my opinion as it could be construed as being biased based on the headline. Also, I am surprised that this article is missing the legal disclaimer “presumed innocent until proven guilty”.

Huh ?
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7 years ago
Reply to  scooter

Can we get any info on the race of the people involved?

Maester Amon
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Maester Amon
7 years ago

Penal codes

RT
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RT
7 years ago
Reply to  Maester Amon

Yes, a stiff penalty is in order. Maybe some hard time. Law enforcement needs to get a firm grip on this type of crime.

mingo
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mingo
7 years ago

Once again showing that people are just crazy about sex, in its myriad permutations.

Gazoo
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Gazoo
7 years ago

Talk about getting caught with your pants down… someone should have blistered his rear when they had the opertunity

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
7 years ago

Ewwww!!!!! Is all I’m going to say about this!!!

Ice
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Ice
7 years ago

maybe he was just showing support for Harambe!

A straight shooter
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A straight shooter
7 years ago

Shame

Spewydog
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Spewydog
7 years ago

Hehe, Penal code, hehe.

I am the Great Cornholio!

Shep
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Shep
7 years ago

Not good, but could be worse. They just discovered a body in a shallow grave next to a parking lot on Sonoma State’s campus recently. All kinds of freaks around the csu lately.

Fortunatoarriza
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Fortunatoarriza
7 years ago

Couldn’t help himself?

Mr. Leslie Horwinkle
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Mr. Leslie Horwinkle
7 years ago

Judge,I was crazy about her.