Probation likely for Oakland County commissioner charged with indecent exposure

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit News

Friday, May 8, 2009
Probation likely for Oakland County commissioner charged with indecent exposure
Mike Martindale / The Detroit News


Novi -- An Oakland County commissioner facing an indecency charge after he and a woman were found naked on a city street last month is expected to receive some form of probation, according to a statement released Friday by the district judge who is handling the matter.

Commissioner Kim Capello, R-Novi, is charged with indecent exposure following an April 18 incident near the Post Bar and the city's Main Street area. A police report obtained by The Detroit News reveals that an officer was directed to the area by a resident who believed they were involved in a sexual act.

When the officer put his patrol car spotlight on the pair, he found them both up against a 3-foot tall brick wall near a sidewalk, their clothes on the ground. Both the 56-year-old Capello and the 37-year-old woman admitted they had been drinking prior to the 2 a.m. incident.

Capello and the Novi woman -- who has yet to be arraigned on her offense -- are both charged under a city misdemeanor ordinance, punishable by up to 93 days in jail and fines. But according to a statement released by Novi District Judge Dennis Powers' office Friday, Capello made a guilty plea at his arraignment Tuesday, which will likely result in him being placed on probation.

Read more: http://www.detnews.com/article/20090508/METRO/905080445/1361/Probation-likely-for-Oakland-County-commissioner-charged-with-indecent-exposure

[STOP_BS]

1. WOW

wow, HE MUST GO TO JAIL NOT ON PROBATION

[paulsby]

2. are you kidding?

fwiw, i've been a cop for 20 yrs. it's routine to get probation (if that) for a first offense of this type.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

3. HANGING FOR THIS TRANSGRESSION

[xfundy]

4. Imagine the outcry if they'd been of the same sex.