A few businesses in San Diego’s East County are raising concerns after an unknown man dressed as a woman allegedly flashed employees earlier this week.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, a man went into a business at a shopping center in the 9200 block of Carlton Hills Boulevard on Wednesday around noon.
He was wearing a tie-dye shirt and short denim skirt and told an employee he was experimenting with cross-dressing. The man then allegedly lifted his skirt and flashed his underwear inside the business. The employee asked him to leave.
Shortly thereafter, the man allegedly entered another business in the same shopping center – the Hair It Is salon – and asked an employee questions about hair products, saying he wanted to grow out his hair.
Again, the man said he was experimenting with cross-dressing. He then allegedly lifted his skirt and flashed the salon.
He left the business and drove away in white pickup truck with an extra cab, officials said.
The sheriff’s department said Santee deputies are investigating the incidents. Since no private body parts were exposed, officials said what the man did is not considered a crime.
According to a witness at the hair salon, the man said his friends put him up to going into the business and told him to lift his skirt.
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"In our business, cross-dressing is not a big deal. It wasn't a big deal to me until the end," said hairstylist Suzanne Basore. "But I could tell there was something mentally wrong with him."
"At first I just had compassion. I felt sorry for him. But when I heard he's been doing it all over the county -- it's a little scary," she added.
Deputies are not sure if this was all nothing more than a prank. If caught, the man would likely not face charges, but his detainment would be documented.
