A US man is facing a charge of indecent exposure - after failing to get dressed before making himself a morning cup of coffee in his own kitchen.

A passer-by spotted Eric Williamson, 29, through his kitchen window in Springfield, Virginia, at 5.30am and reported him to the police. Mr Williamson, a driver, from Hawaii, says none of his roommates were at home at the time, reports Fox News. "Yes, I wasn't wearing any clothes but I was alone, in my own home and just got out of bed. It was dark and I had no idea anyone was outside looking in at me," he said.

The complaint came from an unidentified woman who was walking with a seven-year-old boy at the time. A police spokesman said officers arrested Williamson because they believe he wanted to be seen naked by the public.

But Mr Williamson, the father of a five-year old girl, complained: "I am a loving dad. Any of my friends and anyone knows that and there is not a chance on this planet I would ever, ever, ever do anything like that to a kid." Williamson faces up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine, if convicted. He plans to fight the charge and says he may sue local police.

If only there was some device that could have prevented all this. Something simple like a piece of cloth that can be hung across the window...


For the third day running Albert was arrested as he stepped from the shower.

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