Crime & Safety

Man Accused Of Wearing Thong In Public And Performing Lewd Acts In Marlborough: Report

A 49-year-old man faces charges of Open and Gross Lewdness, according to the Community Advocate.

MARLBOROUGH, MA — A man is now facing charges after witnesses say he wore a thong in public, performed lewd acts and exposed his bare buttocks in front of female bystanders in Marlborough, according to a report from The Community Advocate.

49-year-old Donald Ferguson of Gardner was charged with Open and Gross Lewdness. That was after Marlborough police received reports of a male getting out of his car to expose himself on Wednesday afternoon, according to the report.

Officers told the Community Advocate that they quickly located a white Nissan in the Longhorn Steakhouse parking lot on Boston Post Road. The man inside was not wearing pants when Sergeant David Watkins approached the vehicle.

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One witness told police that she saw the man wearing a thong and saw his buttocks. She also said he would only get out of his car when women walked by.

Ferguson was arraigned on July 16 and has a pretrial hearing scheduled for August 27, according to the Community Advocate.

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