Conservative radio talk show host Jon Matthews (KSEV-AM 700, Houston Texas) was sentenced in August 2004 to seven years' probation on a charge of indecency with a child for exposing himself to an 11-year-old girl. As a fixture on Houston talk radio, Matthews "often voiced the view that those who crossed the law deserved little mercy and harsh punishment. The prisons, he suggested, should not be air-conditioned, TV-equipped country clubs for the wicked. … On his show, Matthews was more than a law-and-order champion, now lapsed. His commentary proclaimed his superior judgment and morals and belittled those who held opposing views." See "Holier than thou," The Houston Chronicle, Aug. 4, 2004, at B8.
"According to court documents, the victim - a neighbor of Matthews - went to Matthews' home to play with his new puppy and he answered the door in his underwear. The girl told investigators Matthews sat on the floor and that his genitals were exposed. Court documents state Matthews then left the room to put on a pair of shorts. "Upon his return to the living room, the defendant pulled his shorts and underwear down and exposed his genitals to Sara Post (pseudonym), then he said 'whoops.' Sara Post demonstrated how far down the defendant pulled his shorts and underwear. The defendant told Sara Post not to tell what he had done."" "The arrangement calls for him to register as a sex offender during the term of the deferred adjudication and for 10 years afterward. He must perform 160 hours of community service and move from his Sugar Land house. Prosecutors said Matthews can no longer reside at the house on Rolling Mill because it is too close to Sugar Land Middle School. State law prohibits sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school. Matthews must also make a $ 5,000 donation to Crime Stoppers, undergo sex offender counseling and write a letter of apology to the victim." See Eric Hanson, “Ex-radio host pleads guilty to child indecency; Jon Matthews accepts previously rejected deal,” The Houston Chronicle, Jun. 22, 2004, at A13.
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