Man accused of lewd acts to be arraigned

An Orange resident will be arraigned later this month on charges that he repeatedly masturbated in public in several Newport Beach locations, police said Thursday.

David Michael White, 32, was arrested shortly before midnight May 2 after a resident pointed him out as the man who allegedly masturbated in public in the 400 block of East Balboa Boulevard in April, police said.

Investigators suspect White may be responsible for several other indecent exposures on the peninsula in recent months.

During the crimes, spanning Sept. 3 through April, a man was observed masturbating next to and inside parked vehicles and, in one incident, on a house porch.

Court records show White has three previous convictions for indecent exposure dating back to 2006.

White is a 6-foot, white, 230-pound man with blond hair and a beer belly and heavy-set build, police said.

Anyone who believes he or she may have been a victim or witness to similar crimes on the peninsula is asked to call (800) 550-NBPD. White was being held in Orange County Jail without bail and was scheduled to be arraigned May 20.

JOSEPH SERNA may be reached at (714) 966-4619 or at [email protected].