A San Francisco man was convicted Thursday of indecent exposure after jurors found he had been masturbating in bushes at Crocker Amazon Park this summer. The woman who reported the incident testified that she stopped a group of children from walking toward the scene, called police, and told jurors the episode left her “shocked and traumatized.” Responding officers found the man fully exposed, according to prosecutors, per Patch.
In a post on X, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office said a witness intervened to protect children and called the San Francisco Police Department, and that when officers arrived, the suspect was still exposed. The office used the post to summarize for the public the testimony presented at trial.
3/ ...maintaining eye contact. The woman stopped a group of children from walking where Mr. Cordle was masturbating + called @SFPD. When officers arrived, he was still fully exposed. The witness testified that the incident left her feeling shocked & traumatized.
— SF DISTRICT ATTORNEY (@SFDAOffice) November 20, 2025
As reported by Patch, prosecutors identified the defendant in court records as Adam Thomas Cordle, 50, and said officers found him undressed with a bottle of baby oil at his feet and a “thick, white substance” in his hand. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins thanked the jury and called the conduct “completely inappropriate and unacceptable anywhere in our city.”
Legal Consequences And Registration
Indecent exposure convictions in California generally trigger sex offender registration and fall under the state's three-tiered system, with many indecent exposure cases carrying a minimum 10-year registration requirement. California Penal Code § 290 and related guidance set out how offenses are tiered and the process for potential petition relief.
Park Context And Safety
Crocker Amazon Park sits in San Francisco's southern neighborhoods and has been the subject of safety concerns in recent years; local outlets reported a separate sexual assault incident in a park bathroom in 2023. The San Francisco Standard covered that earlier case and noted that city officials and neighbors called for increased patrols.
A sentencing date for Cordle was not immediately announced, and officials did not release further court scheduling details. Public statements credited the witness and the jury for the outcome, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.
