Crime & Safety
Level 3 Sex Offender Arrested for Masturbating at Waltham Library
The suspect was previously convicted of indecent assault and battery.
A Level 3 sex offender was arrested on Monday after he allegedly was caught masturbating at the Waltham Public Library, according to Waltham Police.
Nicholas Jenney, 34, a homeless man from Waltham, is facing charges for open and gross lewdness and failing to register as a sex offender, according to Waltham Police. Police gave Jenney a trespass notice. If he comes to the library again, he could be arrested.
At around 11:25 a.m. on Monday, a library manager spotted Jenney allegedly masturbating as he stood behind two women, police said. The women were unaware of Jenney's actions.
"She could see him through the bookshelf," Waltham Police Sgt. Joseph Gugino said of the library manager.
Police caught Jenney as he was leaving the library, according to Guigno.
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Jenney was convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in 2007, according to the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry.
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