A California man will not face failure to register as a sex offender charges following his arrest, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said.
Peeping and prowling suspect Calese Crowder, 36, already had a lengthy rap sheet, jail records show, when Barnes & Noble shopper Michaela Witter had this encounter with him caught on video.man who was released from jail again despite a history of sex crimes and other offenses will not face failure to register as a sex offender charges, according to the district attorney's office.
Crowder is also the man identified in a viral TikTok video in which he was seen going around a Barnes & Noble store in Burbank, crouching down behind women and appearing to"sniff" them from behind. "Earlier this year, Calese Carron Crowder was convicted of an offense that required that he register as a sex offender pursuant to PC section 290," Gascon said in a statement Friday to Fox News Digital."In order to violate this statute, an individual must be provided adequate notice and information on specific registration requirements."
"No case has been presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office related to that incident," he said."There are no other cases against Crowder pending review with the office."Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has declined to file failure to register as a sex offender charges.
The victim in the bookstore incident, Michaela Witter, spoke to Fox News Digital before Crowder was released on Friday.
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