Palo Alto man, 37, accused of public lewdness

Cory Jacobs, 37, of Palo Alto was taken into custody last Saturday by Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies on suspicion of lewd conduct. Cory Jacobs, 37, of Palo Alto was taken into custody last Saturday by Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies on suspicion of lewd conduct. Photo: Palo Alto Police Dept., Courtesy Photo: Palo Alto Police Dept., Courtesy Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Palo Alto man, 37, accused of public lewdness 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

(09-05) 15:55 PDT PALO ALTO -- A suspect has been arrested and charged with lewd conduct for repeatedly rubbing his groin in public in Palo Alto, police said Friday.

Cory Jacobs, 37, of Palo Alto was taken into custody last Saturday by Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies in San Jose.

Police said two women saw Jacobs rubbing his exposed penis as he walked through Seale Park at 3100 Stockton Place in Palo Alto on Aug. 1.

The next day, numerous citizens reported seeing Jacobs rubbing his groin on Forest Avenue and on the Caltrain platform on University Avenue, police said.

Witnesses also said Jacobs was "acting strangely" near the playground area of Johnson Park at 251 Waverley St., authorities said.

Officers detained Jacobs shortly after the park reports and released him. Further investigation connected him to all of the incidents, and prosecutors charged him with three misdemeanor counts of lewd conduct.

He is being held at County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.