LAS CRUCES - A Las Cruces man who told police he struggles with sexual restraint allegedly exposed himself to a teenage girl in Walmart.

Rhett Butler, 63, is charged with one felony count of aggravated indecent exposure.

On June 21, a woman was shopping with her two children, a 14-year-old daughter and a son who was younger than 14, at the Walmart on Valley Drive. The girl told her mom she noticed a man following them, court documents state.

The girl's mom told police the family hurried to finish shopping and left the store. When they reached their vehicle, the girl began to cry and told her mother she saw the man's private parts through a hole in his jeans, court documents state.

The mom said she reentered the store and informed the store's loss security officer, who called police and also begin watching the man matching the family's description, later determined to be Butler.

The loss prevention officer said he observed Butler following several females, court documents state. He also stated that he saw the man's penis through a rip in his jeans and noted the man would frequently touch himself near the groin area.

Police responded about 10:45 p.m. and detained Butler, who had a large horizontal rip in his jeans near the left side of his groin, court documents state.

Butler allegedly told investigators that he had gone to Walmart for snacks. While there, he "encountered several young females," court documents state. Sometimes he followed them, he said.

Court documents indicate Butler told police he experiences a type of hyper-arousal due to a traumatic brain injury and struggles with sexual restraint.

Butler told police that he was aware of the hole in his jeans and admitted to knowing his penis was visible to those around him in at least one instance. He allegedly admitted to "touching himself" to place his genitals back in his pants.

Walmart's security footage showed Butler following the girl and her family, and when the family moved, he would move to get a better view of them, court documents state.

The investigating officer took note of Butler's "stalking behavior" and "intimidating" actions in writing his statement of facts related to the case.

The officer stated it likely was not an accident that Butler's penis was exposed. Butler was was wearing white briefs, the officer wrote, "which under normal circumstances successfully contains and restrains the male genitalia, even when aroused."

Bethany Freudenthal can be reached at bbrunellef@lcsun-news.com, 575-541-5449 or @bethanyfreuden1 on Twitter.

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