Man cited on suspicion of lewd act at Williston Toys R Us

Free Press Staff | Burlington Free Press

WILLISTON - A Jeffersonville man has been cited to appear in court after police say he exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl and was touching himself inappropriately inside a Toys R Us store in Williston.

Kenneth Bishop, 32, has been ordered to appear in court Thursday on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct, according to the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations.

Police also alleged that Bishop violated conditions of release from a Lamoille County case that prohibited him from being near children under age 16 without adult supervision.

CUSI said the incident occurred shortly before 5:45 p.m. May 20. The Williston Police Department was called to the store, but the person had gone by time police arrived.

The suspect was subsequently identified as Bishop, police said. CUSI, a multi-agency task force that investigates sex crimes and crimes against children, then became involved in the investigation.

Police asked anyone with information about the incident to contact CUSI at 652-6800.