Man Flashes Undercover Cop From Apartment Window: Cops

PALATINE, IL — A Palatine man was arrested after he appeared in his first-floor apartment window and exposed himself in front of an undercover female police officer, according to authorities. Eric Sanders, 42, of the 200 block of West Johnson Street, was charged with misdemeanor public indecency following the incident Monday, Palatine police said in a statement. He was released on bond, and his next court date is March 22.

According to police, a woman contacted the department on Jan. 21 after Sanders allegedly stood in front of his apartment window and fully exposed himself to her. The woman also claimed that this wasn't the first time Sanders had allegedly exposed himself in front of her at his window, police said.

An undercover officer then was sent out Monday, Feb. 12, to walk in the same area the woman had last month, police said. Shortly after the officer started her walk, Sanders allegedly exposed himself again from the window of his first-floor apartment, according to police.

In November 2014, Sanders pleaded guilty to public indeceny and lewd exposure stemming from a similar incident in the 800 block of West Palatine Road, police said. He was sentenced to 18 months probation.

Eric Sanders, 42 (Photo via Palatine Police Department)