Crime & Safety

Elderly Fremont Man Fined, Receives Suspended Sentence In Indecent Exposure Case

James Antonizick was seen by others performing lewd acts upon himself in Downtown Exeter in July.

James Antonizick was fined and given a suspended sentence for indecent exposure in July in Downtown Exeter.
James Antonizick was fined and given a suspended sentence for indecent exposure in July in Downtown Exeter. (Exeter Police Department)

EXETER, NH — An elderly man from Fremont pleaded guilty to an indecent exposure charge after an incident in Downtown Exeter in July.

Police were sent to the boat ramp area last summer to investigate a report of a man who was performing lewd acts upon himself in public, Exeter Police Chief Stephan Poulin said. On July 30, police found the man attempting to leave the area. He was identified as James Antonizick, 73, of Fremont.

“Interviews were later conducted of the witnesses for the events, and as a result, an arrest warrant was issued,” he said.

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Antonizick was arrested on Aug. 11.

Last week, he pleaded guilty to the charge in Brentwood District Court and received a three-month jail sentence, suspended with two years of good behavior, and a $250 fine. Antonizick must also give the state proof of a mental health evaluation.

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