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Avondale PD: Man arrested for exposing himself to 2 young girls

Posted at 7:28 PM, May 24, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-25 12:55:41-04

Police have arrested a man accused of exposing himself to two young girls as they were walking home from school on Monday. 

Avondale police said the suspect has been identified as 22-year-old Carl Silva.  

According to police, the victims were walking near 119th Avenue and Van Buren Street when Silva approached them in his vehicle. Silva is accused of then exposing and touching himself.   

A neighbor also reportedly witnessed the incident and approached the suspect, who then drove off.  

Silva has been booked on two counts of public sexual indecency.  

Police are continuing to investigate the case.