Residents in a downtown Chicago high-rise have complained for more than two years about naked man showing off his private parts with the blinds not drawn. James Bakk, 70, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts of public indecency. Bakk acknowledged being previously asked to stop exposing himself. He said the women should put the blinds down if they were upset by the view.
Neighbors disagreed and filed complaints with the police. WGN news reported, A second woman, who wished to remain anonymous, kept a journal over a recent 10-month period. According to her calculations, the man exposed himself 68 times in total, often many times every day. The news outlet also reported, “I do feel like it’s a form of sexual harassment,” she said in August. The women filed police reports that say the man has waved and once held up a sign saying, ‘come over.”
The women eventually resorted to WGN to raise awareness of their situation after their complaints to building management, their city, and the police, but all were unanswered.
Chicago police arrested James Bakk, 70, and accused him of two misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure.
