South SF Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To 2 Women In Palo Alto

PALO ALTO, CA — A man accused of exposing himself to two women in Palo Alto was arrested Sunday afternoon in Palo Alto and will face three charges of alleged indecent exposure, according to police.

In a news release, the Palo Alto Police Department said a woman called 911 to report an incident that happened around 2:30 p.m. on the bike path next to the railroad tracks between Embarcadero Road and Encina Avenue. That is where a woman in her 20s told police she was walking when a man approached her from behind.

The woman told officers the man grabbed her forearm, startling her, and she turned around to see his pants down and genitals exposed. She was able to escape and report the incident.

A few hours later, dispatchers fielded another indecent exposure call from inside Stanford Hospital on Pasteur Drive. A hospital worker in her 20s said a patient who recently arrived at the hospital had exposed himself two separate times while receiving medical treatment.

According to police, investigators linked the man to both cases and officers booked him into the Santa Clara Main Jail on suspicion of indecent exposure. Police identified the man accused as Antonio Gonzalez, 33, of South San Francisco.

Anyone with information about the case can call dispatch at 650-329-2413 or leave an anonymous tip at 650-383-8984.