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Bellevue (OH) man facing felony charges for sex with table

(from: http://www.thenews-messenger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/NEWS01/803270302)

BELLEVUE — A Bellevue man was arrested for public indecency for reportedly having sex with a picnic table in his backyard on several occasions near a school.

Art Price Jr., 40, of the 100 block of Brinker Street, was arrested March 20 by the Bellevue Police Department after a confidential source saw Price in the middle of a sexual act using a metal table and reported him to the police.

Price faces four charges of public indecency, which is a fifth-degree felony, because the incidents took place near school grounds. His bond was set at $20,000, and he is currently out on a signature bond by Judge Kenneth Fox.

If convicted, he could receive up to a maximum sentence of four years in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to the Bellevue Municipal Court.
The witness turned over three DVDs that show footage of Price engaging in these sexual acts on four different dates — Jan. 29, Feb. 2, March 13 and March 14.

According to the police reports, all the videos show Price naked and performing a sexual act in the open doorway of his home while walking out to his backyard deck. He then set the metal table on its side and began another sexual act using the table.

According to the report, Price would clean the deck after each sex act.

Bellevue Detective Capt. Mark Brooks said the video was very clear and showed that Price didn’t attempt to conceal what he was doing.

“My first thought was how?” Brooks said.

The incidents took place across the street from Ridge Elementary School.

Brooks said the sex acts occurred in the late morning and early afternoon hours in a wide-open back yard that had no fence.

“My feeling was that he was looking straight at the playground when he had sex with the table,” Brooks said. “It worries you when its that close to a school. I would hate to see something happen (to the kids).”

After an interview with Price at the police station, Brooks said Price admitted that he was having sex with the table and realized what he has been doing was wrong.

“He was so ashamed,” Brooks said. “He realized that he had a problem.”

During the interview, Price implied that the events have been taking place for quite sometime, Brooks said. He also said that since the acts took place in an open area, he would run inside the home for a passing car and return and finish the act when he thought it was clear.

Price is married and has three children who attend schools in the Bellevue area, Brooks said.

Bellevue City Schools Superintendent Stephen Schumm said no kids ever reported witnessing the acts.

“I was just shocked and amazed at a very unfortunate situation,” Schumm said. “I’m concerned about the family and giving them support.”

Schumm said the district is ready to help with counseling and do anything to help the kids.

Contact Matt Manning at mmanning@gannett.com