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Confusion Surrounds Point Principal's Indecent Conduct Citation

Point Principal Jim Walters was issued a summons for lewd and indecent conduct Monday.

KSDK is reporting that Jim Walters, the principal of  was issued a public indecency summons from an incident that occurred over the weekend. 

The ticket said the officer "observed subject Walters grab his genitals while talking to a man in a vehicle who later confessed to what was happening."

Walters was issued a citation on the charges and is required to appear in court on April 24.

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The incident happened in Forest Park near Concourse and McKinley, according to the citation issued to Walters.

"I've been told that it's a misunderstanding and I've been told that it'll clear itself up in a couple of days," Mehlville School District Superintendent Eric Knost told Patch. "I'm not going to pass judgment on any situation. I've been told by him the facts that Channel 5 reported are inaccurate."

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KSDK reported that the principal exposed himself to a Washington University student who was driving the vehicle. The ticket made no mention of an exposure. 

The school district is on spring break, which makes an investigation difficult, Knost said. 

A copy of the citation is available to the right under the photo. 


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