Arrests at Theme Parks on Indecent Exposure, Battery and Theft Charges

Central Florida is considered by many to be the Theme Park Capital of the World. However, as many visitors of these theme parks become aware, they are not immune from arrest or prosecution once they enter the theme park property. Personnel at these theme parks often take an extremely aggressive and often unnecessary hard line approach on making sure that people who are arrested on the theme park premises are prosecuted. Visitors can be arrested for various offenses including but not limited to:

• Indecent exposure
• Theft
• Assault and battery
• Resisting arrest with/without violence
• Battery on a police officer
• Possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21
• Disorderly conduct.

Oftentimes, misunderstandings also occur which are caused by cultural or language barriers which leads to the arrest of the visitor.

Many theme parks have a zero policy to theft. This can lead to innocent people being arrested for unintentionally removing items out of a store without the intent to deprive the theme parks of the merchandise, through a mistake, oversight, forgetfulness or a distraction caused by a child. Additionally, with some theme parks being open late and including a night life, the arrests for assault or battery at theme parks have increased. These usually occur later in the night after the visitors have consumed alcoholic beverages inside the theme parks. Many times a visitor’s actions for an arrest for assault or battery are justified because the accused was simply defending against an unlawful provocation or attack.

Indecent exposure is the unlawful exposure of a person’s sexual organs in a vulgar or indecent manner. Arrests at theme parks for indecent exposure can occur under various circumstances including:

• urinating in a parking garage
• unlawfully exposing one’s sexual organs to a minor or
• consenting adults engaging in intimate behavior that exposes their sexual organs.

The penalties for an indecent exposur offense vary greatly depending upon how the person exposed themselves and whether it was done in the presence of a minor. In order to successfully prosecute such offences the State has the burden to prove such expose was done intentionally versus by accident and that is was actually done in a vulgar or indecent manner. Additionally, some people’s actions which may initially appear vulgar may be protected under the Constitution’s First Amendment’s Freedom of Speech.

If you have been arrested on indecent exposure charges call us at (407) 245-1232. We are available 24x7; we will contact you as soon as possible. You can also e-mail us at Attorney@NeJameLaw.com or fill out our online form. We value your privacy and will keep any information strictly confidential.