High school football player charged with 69 counts of indecent exposure after his yearbook prank gets published

Hunter Osborn, a 19-year-old at Red Mountain High School, has been charged with 69 misdemeanor counts and one felony.

Justin Carissimo
New York
Tuesday 03 May 2016 16:58 BST
Comments
A high school student has been charged after exposing himself during a yearbook photoshoot.
A high school student has been charged after exposing himself during a yearbook photoshoot.

A high school football player in Arizona is facing 69 counts of indecent exposure after his prank was published his the yearbook.

Hunter Osborn, a 19-year-old at Red Mountain High School, exposed himself during the varsity football team’s photoshoot, CBS Arizona reports, and the image was published to the school’s yearbook, which 3,400 people received.

Police became aware of the image on Saturday and interviewed Osborn, who was 18-years-old at the time. Based on his admission and number of football players in attendance, Osborn was charged with 69 counts of indecent exposure, Mesa Police Department officials said.

Mesa Police Department

Indecent exposure is a class 1 misdemeanor in Arizona, and flashing harmful items to minors is a class 4 felony. The ages of students present during the photoshoot ranged from 15 to 19-years-old.

"It is still an ongoing investigation," detective Steve Berry told CBS. "The number of charges may go up or down depending upon how the investigation continues.”

Mesa Public Schools released a statement to ABC Arizona saying that they were dismayed by Osborn’s actions.

While the small size of the photograph as published makes the details difficult to discern, the yearbook has been recalled so the school can make a minor but critical edit for the inappropriate content."

Osborn has also been required to wear an electronic monitor during the investigation.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in