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Glen Burnie resident Adam Sandow has been sentenced to four years in prison after he exposed himself to members of the Severna Park High School girl's track team at an intersection in May.
On May 3, prosecutors say that eight members of the track team were on a practice run when they stopped at the intersection of Jumpers Hole Road and Benfield Boulevard to wait for a traffic light.
While they were waiting, a man - later identified as Sandow - stopped his vehicle next to the girls, with his penis exposed and began to masturbate.
Investigators made note that at the time, Sandow did not appear to be wearing any clothes from the waist down and the girls had a clear view of him.
They stated that Sandow was looking at them as he exposed himself and was in the turn lane and free to turn right, but remained stopped next to the girls as he committed the act.
The girls "were disgusted" by Sandow, and reported the incident to their track coach and friends once he left the area.
A witness was then able to record Sandow's vehicle and provided his registration information to the police.
The girls were then shown a photograph of the vehicle and identified it as the car driven by Sandow at the time he touched himself inappropriately.
"(Sandow) has a history of exposing himself to minors outside of schools and parks in our community and has been convicted of, and served time for these offenses," Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne ColtLeitess said.
"He obviously learned nothing from these previous detainments and I am relieved he will serve a sentence at the Division of Correction.
"Our children deserve to feel safe from predators in their community, especially while enjoying school activities with their friends."
When he is released, a judge also ordered that Sandow be placed on five years of supervised probation, during which he is barred from having contact with the victims - or any minors - excluding family members.
He will also be monitored under COMET, the state's sexual offender management program.
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