Public's Help Needed to Find High School Lewd Conduct Suspect

Newport Beach police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who was allegedly seen masturbating last month at Corona del Mar High School.

Joshua Joseph Koon, 38, has been identified as the suspect in the lewd conduct case which was reported on Friday, Oct. 25 just before 3 p.m. at the high school, police reported Friday. A witness allegedly saw Koon in what appeared to be "lewd conduct" near the tennis courts on campus. Koon was allegedly facing a group of female students at the time, police said.

A school official chased Koon away from the high school and when police arrived he was no longer in the area.

On Nov. 6 Newport Beach police obtained a $15,000 misdemeanor warrant for Koon's arrest for lewd conduct in public.

Koon was described as standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is known to drive a grey 2004 Toyota Tundra, with Nevada license plate #717YLP and a green 1995 Toyota Corolla, with Alaska license plate #FGH830.

Anyone with information as to Koon’s whereabouts asked to contact Detective Peter Carpentieri at 949-644-3772, Detective Sergeant Doug Jones at 949-644-3775, or the Newport Beach Police Department’s Hotline at 1-800-550-NBPD. Messages can be left anonymously if so desired.

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