UMD police link McKeldin Library indecent exposure cases to one suspect
UMD police said one person was behind three McKeldin Library restroom incidents, including indecent exposure on the 6th floor and a voyeur report on the 7th. Officers are reviewing video and urging students to use escorts and emergency phones.
University of Maryland police linked three restroom incidents at McKeldin Library in College Park to one suspect, sharpening concerns for students and staff who use the campus library daily.
The cases stretch across nearly three months and center on the 6th and 7th floors. On Feb. 12, a student told police he was inside a stall on the 6th floor when a man entered the neighboring stall and exposed himself. On March 25, another student reported seeing an unknown person looking through a hole into a stall on the 7th floor, an incident police classified as voyeurism. On April 27, police said they first received a report around 2:48 p.m. about suspicious activity between 2:30 p.m. and 2:33 p.m. at McKeldin Library; later, around 7:35 p.m., a student told officers the suspect had been in the adjacent stall on the 6th floor and exposed himself.
UMPD said a video review of the library cameras was underway and that the Criminal Investigations Unit was handling the case. On April 30, police announced that the person pictured in their public notice was the suspect in the Feb. 12 indecent exposure, the March 25 voyeur incident and the April 27 indecent exposure, tying the reports together as part of the same pattern inside the library.
The repeated incidents have put a spotlight on restroom safety at one of the University of Maryland’s busiest academic buildings. McKeldin Library draws heavy foot traffic from students studying late, using group spaces and moving between the 6th and 7th floors, where the incidents were reported. With the suspect still unidentified publicly, UMPD has asked anyone with information or possible identification to call 301-405-3555 or submit an anonymous tip.
Police also reminded students and staff that walking-escort service and emergency phones are available as added precautions. For anyone using McKeldin Library now, UMPD’s warning is clear: stay aware in isolated areas, travel with others when possible, and report anything suspicious immediately so officers can respond while the investigation continues.
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