Police: First Hill masturbator not new to flashing Seattle man charged with attempted robbery, indecent exposure after confrontation with dog walker

A twice-convicted flasher has again been accused of indecent exposure following an incident on Seattle’s First Hill.

King County prosecutors claim Jason Carl Reville exposed himself to a 63-year-old woman walking her dogs on Jan. 27. Reville, 44, fled and was not identified as a suspect until Seattle police publicized a surveillance video.

Writing the court, a Seattle Police Department detective said the woman was passing a building near the intersection of Seneca Street and Boren Avenue when she spotted Reville “lying sprawled out, with his legs up and his back against a concrete wall.” Reville, the detective said, was masturbating openly in the alcove.

The woman made eye contact with Reville and told him she was calling 911, the detective continued. Reville is alleged to have then tried to take the woman’s phone, pulling her 20 feet before she broke free.

Reville ran into the ambulance bay of Virginia Mason Hospital and into the medical center, where he was caught on camera, according to charging papers. Police circulated images from the video in mid-February.

A Clallam County Sheriff’s Office sergeant saw media coverage of the incident and contacted Seattle investigators on Feb. 18. The sergeant reported that the supect – Reville – was locked up in the county jail on a warrant.

Reville was twice convicted of indecent exposure in Clallam County. Due to those prior convictions, he has been charged with felony indecent exposure in the Seattle matter.

Police are trying to identify this man, whom they believe masturbated in front of a woman walking her dog on First Hill Jan. 27 before trying to steal her cell phone. Police are trying to identify this man, whom they believe masturbated in front of a woman walking her dog on First Hill Jan. 27 before trying to steal her cell phone. Photo: Seattle Police Department Photo: Seattle Police Department Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Police: First Hill masturbator not new to flashing 1 / 12 Back to Gallery

Prosecutors have also charged Reville with attempted second-degree robbery, a more serious crime that could see him jailed for more than a year.

Reville is currently being held at Clallam County Jail.

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