CLERMONT, Fla. — A Winter Garden man was arrested last week after a gym member reported that the man stared at him while fondling himself in the locker room of a Four Corners-area gym, according to an arrest affidavit.
William R. Darby, 68, was arrested for indecent exposure Nov. 8 and transported to the Lake County Jail, where he was released on $1,000 bond.
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to Fitness CF – Clermont South, 1714 U.S. Highway 27, after a report of lewd conduct. The gym member told the deputy he was changing in the men’s locker room when he noticed a man, later identified as Darby, watching him and masturbating. As the gym member packed his bag, Darby moved closer to a mirror. The gym member moved to a corner to finish changing, and Darby continued fondling himself, according to the affidavit.
The man told the deputy he didn’t confront Darby because he thought Darby might attack him. He reported the incident to gym staff after Darby followed him around the gym.
Darby told the deputy he was partially undressed because he felt ill and was deciding whether to shower or go home. He acknowledged touching his genitals but denied masturbating, according to the affidavit.
A gym employee told the deputy she had received another complaint about Darby several months earlier. In that incident, a man reported Darby had followed him and a friend around the gym, invited them to the sauna and made sexual advances toward them. The employee said she documented the complaint in an incident report.
