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BROOKFIELD, Wis. – A 72-year-old man from Christchurch, New Zealand is accused of exposing himself outside a cafe in Brookfield.

Prosecutors charged Donald McHaffie with one count of lewd and lascivious behavior.

According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched to Seven Brew Coffee on Moorland Road in the city Brookfield around 8:00 PM on October 28 for a report of indecent exposure.

Police were advised that an elderly man was wearing a yellow dress and was posing outside the business and was trying to chat with customers.

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When police arrived at the scene, they spoke with four victims, who indicated that Donald McHaffie approached the south window of the business and began showing them a summary of the “weekend challenge.” According to the complaint, the man asked the victims to pick out a dress and told them it was for a fundraiser.

Once the victims had chosen a dress, McHaffie allegedly went to an unlit part of the parking lot, stripped naked and put on the dress. She returned to the coffee shop in a dress with her genitals fully exposed, according to the complaint.

While one of the victims was on the phone with 911, McHaffie left all of his clothes, including underwear, a long-sleeve shirt, pants and his cell phone, on the sidewalk of the business and told the victims he would be back. within 30 minutes, the complaint states.

Officers reviewed a printed copy of the “weekend challenge” that McHaffie showed the victims. The complaint indicates that it contains highly sexually suggestive challenges, such as “spending one continuous hour completely naked,” with the requirement “to be in semi-public or public areas.”

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Police found McHaffie walking through the parking lot in a yellow dress with her genitals fully exposed. He was arrested. During an interview with police, he stated that he had no intention of exposing himself and did not think his genitals were showing.

He was taken to the Waukesha County Jail, and while waiting for jail staff to take him into custody, he asked an officer if squad cars were driving around the neighborhood looking for him. After advising McHaffie they were, he said “I thought I saw a squad car, but I hid because I didn’t want anyone to see me,” according to the complaint.