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09-24-2007, 01:20 PM
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A Pleasant Grove teen may face jail time after streaking during the Pleasant Grove High School homecoming pageant.
An 18-year-old student at Pleasant Grove High school allegedly ran across the stage in the school's auditorium.
"We know who the suspect is," said Pleasant Grove police Capt. Cody Cullimore of the Pleasant Grove. "There are still a couple of witnesses we need to talk to. We plan to arrest him in the morning (Friday)."
The teen's name is not being released until an arrest has been made, Cullimore said. The man will be charged with lewdness in the presence of a minor, a class A misdemeanor, he said.
Cullimore said the charge of lewdness in the presence of a minor stems from the fact that many young children were present in the audience of roughly 800 people.
"Whoever did this was probably trying to be funny," he said. "It's still classified as a sexual offense."
Cullimore said if the teen is convicted, it is possible he will have to register as a sex offender because he is an adult. However, he said it will be up to the judge to determine the intent of the crime.
"Is this a sexual offense, or is it just a kid being stupid?" he said.
Haley Johnson, a senior at Pleasant Grove High, said she was performing her a capella skit when she saw the teen fall out from under the curtain.
"I turned around and just saw this naked body run past me out the door," she said. "His head was covered and he had sunglasses on, I think, but you could see everything."
The student probably streaked through the performance as a joke, she said, but she did not find much humor in the prank. The general reaction from her classmates Thursday was shock, Johnson said.
"I can see how someone would think it was funny, but it's kind of upsetting because we put so much work into this pageant," she said.
Johnson said she feels sorry for the suspect because he may have wanted to get a laugh, but could end up in serious trouble instead.
"I don't think he was thinking about the consequences at all," she said.
Jess Christen, principal of Pleasant Grove High, said the investigation is being left up to the police department, and the high school's staff will follow policy and procedure in disciplining the student.
"He was chased by an assistant principal and our drama teacher," Christen said.
Christen said he has not fully researched the disciplinary actions that can be taken against the student, and he does not know yet whether expulsion will be necessary.
A school resource officer is involved in the case and is working with Pleasant Grove police, Christen said. Disciplinary action will be taken once the culprit has been found.
"We'll allow him to do his work, and then we'll do ours," he said.
Christen said the school does not usually have major problems with pranks, and he does not recall any serious problems in the time he's been with the school. "I've been here nine years, and I think this is the first (streaker)," he said. "We have a pretty compliant, good group of kids."
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A Pleasant Grove teen may face jail time after streaking during the Pleasant Grove High School homecoming pageant.
An 18-year-old student at Pleasant Grove High school allegedly ran across the stage in the school's auditorium.
"We know who the suspect is," said Pleasant Grove police Capt. Cody Cullimore of the Pleasant Grove. "There are still a couple of witnesses we need to talk to. We plan to arrest him in the morning (Friday)."
The teen's name is not being released until an arrest has been made, Cullimore said. The man will be charged with lewdness in the presence of a minor, a class A misdemeanor, he said.
Cullimore said the charge of lewdness in the presence of a minor stems from the fact that many young children were present in the audience of roughly 800 people.
"Whoever did this was probably trying to be funny," he said. "It's still classified as a sexual offense."
Cullimore said if the teen is convicted, it is possible he will have to register as a sex offender because he is an adult. However, he said it will be up to the judge to determine the intent of the crime.
"Is this a sexual offense, or is it just a kid being stupid?" he said.
Haley Johnson, a senior at Pleasant Grove High, said she was performing her a capella skit when she saw the teen fall out from under the curtain.
"I turned around and just saw this naked body run past me out the door," she said. "His head was covered and he had sunglasses on, I think, but you could see everything."
The student probably streaked through the performance as a joke, she said, but she did not find much humor in the prank. The general reaction from her classmates Thursday was shock, Johnson said.
"I can see how someone would think it was funny, but it's kind of upsetting because we put so much work into this pageant," she said.
Johnson said she feels sorry for the suspect because he may have wanted to get a laugh, but could end up in serious trouble instead.
"I don't think he was thinking about the consequences at all," she said.
Jess Christen, principal of Pleasant Grove High, said the investigation is being left up to the police department, and the high school's staff will follow policy and procedure in disciplining the student.
"He was chased by an assistant principal and our drama teacher," Christen said.
Christen said he has not fully researched the disciplinary actions that can be taken against the student, and he does not know yet whether expulsion will be necessary.
A school resource officer is involved in the case and is working with Pleasant Grove police, Christen said. Disciplinary action will be taken once the culprit has been found.
"We'll allow him to do his work, and then we'll do ours," he said.
Christen said the school does not usually have major problems with pranks, and he does not recall any serious problems in the time he's been with the school. "I've been here nine years, and I think this is the first (streaker)," he said. "We have a pretty compliant, good group of kids."
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