Montgomery County police arrested 27-year-old alumnus Kevin McHale (2005) April 1 for repeatedly flashing and verbally harassing young girls in the Rockville community.

Two female RHS students were approached by McHale Sat urday, March 28. The first time, around 2 p.m. near Myer Terrace, he called out profanity to two girls and then flashed the lower half of his body.

The second time was in front of the student’s house on Na dine Drive, where another girl had joined them. Around 6:30 p.m., McHale reportedly rolled down his car window, called “Hey ladies!” to the three females in the front yard and made in appropriate hand gestures. The third time, ten minutes later, the man slowed down but did not act profanely.

The Montgomery County Department of Police published an online report April 2 regarding the suspect. He was identified as McHale, currently living in the Rockville area. According to the report, “During these incidents, McHale would make inappro priate sexual comments to the female victims and expose himself. Five of the eight victims are between the ages of 13 and 17.”

The report listed seven instances between March 4 and April 1 when McHale either exposed himself and/or made inappropri ate, sexual comments. Six of the seven instances were between March 28 and April 1, all in the Rockville and Aspen Hill areas.

The RHS junior victims were disturbed by the recurring in teractions with McHale. One victim said, “Just the fact that he kept coming back and was targeting us made us really angry. We were so mad we called the police so that no one else would have be a victim of such inappropriate behavior.”

The police identified McHale by pulling over a car on Arctic Avenue that matched the police reports from victims. They found McHale, arrested him, transported him to the Central Processing Unit, and then released him on bond with a presently undecided court date.

At the Montgomery County Police Department, Officer Rick Goodale could not release information about the case as to not interfere with the upcoming trial, but he gave advice for people who may be approached by a similar perpetrator.

“The most important thing I could get out is to get the tag number and state [on the license plate]. Don’t interact or engage them because they’re looking for that interaction to keep it go ing,” Goodale said.