Case Against Hyde Park Flasher Dismissed

Police say Darnell Dukes confessed to being the Hyde Park flasher. (Hamilton County Sheriff, WKRC-TV)
Police say Darnell Dukes confessed to being the Hyde Park flasher. (Hamilton County Sheriff, WKRC-TV)
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Updated: 2/11 12:13 pm

CINCINNATI - A man once accused of flashing women jogging in Hyde Park is a free man. Charges against Darnell Dukes were dismissed today, after a judge said he had been held in jail too long without being brought to trial.

Darnell Dukes surrended to police in early January. Cincinnati Police said he confessed, admitting he flashed women for the "shock value."

Dukes was facing six counts of public indecency and was expected to begin trial Monday. But the case was continued and the judge said Dukes had already spent more time in jail than he would have, had he been convicted on all the charges facing him.

The investigation into other flashing incidents is ongoing. Police have reports of another incident in the Oakley area just a week after Dukes was arrested.

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LilDebbie1 - 2/12/2013 7:20 AM
1 Vote
Our FUBAR system striks again.

bcats - 2/11/2013 11:03 PM
0 Votes
So they are going to let him go so he can flash some more. What a system!

mortonsalt - 2/11/2013 4:48 PM
1 Vote
OUR ENTIRE JUDICIAL SYSTEM & GOVERNMENT NEED OVERHAULED!!!!!!!! This judge needs to have this pervert come live with him for a while.

hermom - 2/11/2013 2:28 PM
1 Vote
flashing now... raping later... what is the sentence for flashing that he already spent longer in jail? seems to me that it needs to be reviewed and extended.

davmoses - 2/11/2013 12:32 PM
2 Votes
How nice for Mr. Dukes! He can get back out there flashing and he won't miss a single moment of spring/summer 2013. Let's just hope he does not feel even more empowered and escalates to another level. This man needs a mental health confinement until he is ready to be out in public....

VoiceOfReason2 - 2/11/2013 12:30 PM
2 Votes
He might have spent more time in jail than he would have with a conviction, but with the charges dismissed, he will not have a record and will not have to register as a sexual predator. So, the next time he does, and he did admit he had a problem which means he will probably do it again; he will go into court as a first time offender.

sroark - 2/11/2013 12:29 PM
2 Votes
Let crooks go free because the freaking stupid court system cant do their job! Yea, that should work!

sroark - 2/11/2013 12:28 PM
1 Vote
rediculous! So he gets by doing the flash dance for "shock" what will he do next? You really think he is going to just stop at that? Sure lets just let him out and wait til he grabs some one jogging and rapes them. After all, im sure flshing people for shock will get boring! hell have to do something else!

glance - 2/11/2013 12:23 PM
4 Votes
Do we or do we not have the greatest justice system on the planet. WTH!!

Richard789 - 2/5/2013 10:20 AM
2 Votes
Castrate him so he has nothing to flash.
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