On October 1, 2023, Palo Alto police arrested 33-year-old Ivan Antonio Gonzalez of South San Francisco following a series of indecent exposure incidents via the Palo Alto Police Department.
The first indecent exposure occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on a cycle path near Embarcadero Road and Encina Avenue. A woman in her twenties reported being approached and grabbed from behind by the man, who was discovered with his trousers down. She quickly left the area and later informed police.
At 6:54 p.m., a second similar report was filed from Stanford Hospital, where an on-site employee, a woman in her twenties, stated that a patient had exposed himself to her twice during treatment. This culminated in the arrest and identification of Gonzalez, who was subsequently charged at the Santa Clara County Main Jail on three misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure.
Details of the arrest, alongside the suspect's booking photograph, have been made publicly accessible by the police department via their website. They urge witnesses or people with further details about the incidents to come forward.
