Professor Accused Of Exposing Self On Plane

December 30, 2010 11:24 PM

Raphael Escamilla (Credit: Lewiston Police Department)

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento State professor has been arrested after a teen cheerleader accused him of masturbating on an airplane flight.

The Lewiston Police Department in Idaho arrested 50-year-old Dr. Raphael Escamilla after the Salt Lake City to Lewiston flight landed the day after Christmas after a 17-year-old cheerleader lodged a complaint.

The girl told police she was sitting right next to Escamilla when she “looked over, I could clearly see the man’s penis going side to side under the tray table that was down,” according to the police report.

The teen changed seats and told her father about the incident when the plane landed. Her father called police, and when Lewiston officers questioned Escamilla about the allegation, he claimed he was trying to scratch an “incredible itch” caused by spilled Tabasco sauce on his groin.

“I asked him how long he was ‘itching himself’ and he said that it was a good while,” Officer Chris Reese wrote in his police report.

Escamilla’s story changed slightly upon further questioning and he said he didn’t bother going to the bathroom because he didn’t believe it would help, authorities said.

“He used the words ‘rub’ and ‘massage’ several times, describing how he was reliving the itch he had,” Officer Reese wrote. “I also noted that while I was speaking to him, he never showed any obvious signs that he had an itch in this particular part of his body.”

Escamilla was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure.

Sacramento State officials didn’t not respond to a request for comment.

Professor Accused Of Exposing Self On Plane

chris

I don’t really care that this girl is a cheerleader. Does it really make this story any more important than if she was just a regular 17 year old? All I care about is that this guy is a sex predator and needs to be in jail.

Alexandra Elliott

true

lighthouse9

His story is nonsense. Why didn’t go into the restroom?
He saw he was sitting next to a young girl, and began masturbating. What a sick man.

Natalie – Sacramento

Try going to the restroom on a flight these days. It’s nearly an act of terrorism to leave your seat for any reason other than to de-plane

paulie

Clearly, the girl is a harlot for tempting Dr. Escamilla to sin, and this article is shameful one-sided reporting by CBS 13.
Natalie – Sacramento

God will set things straight.. CBS should do some real reporting rather then take pot shots at a soft target
Brent from Davis

Yes Chris that’s sound thinking. Nazi Germany started off the same way by throw all intellectuals into concentration camps. They called it “purifying”

Jen

HOw can you possibily compare this story or Chris’ comment to what the Nazis did to the Jew. The guy may be a prev, that’s why he’s in trouble, and when someone is an instructor of young people this makes this bigger news.

airlinemech

I love to read the replies here for all the grammatical errors.

@ Natalie – “take pot shots at a soft target”, did you mean “hard target”?
Richard W.

Does the “S” in CBS stand for “Spin”? How about Steve Large? What kind of name is Large? No that’s not a sexually suggestive name at all. This story is being presented by twisted people with a perverse sense of impartial reporting.
Bruce

Everybody needs to cut the professor some slack! He probably just got shutout by his wife and now he finds himself on a cramped airplane next to a bodacious cheerleader. Lacking the necessary lub, he uses Tabasco. That was a poor choice! He probably teaches psychology and his abnormal psych class is going to be a huge hit next semester.
sandra alves

Sick. Sick, Sick! He needs someone to put Tobasco on him!
ejay

I’ve personally known Rafael for several years. A quirky,sociable intellectual, Dr. Escamilla is quite the eccentric individual. Nevertheless an upstanding man. And he’s just one of those types of guys that regardless of time or place, if he has a pant wedgie- he’ll pull it. If he has a stuffy nostril- he’ll pick it. If he’s got bloating, he’ll break wind and If he has an itch- he’ll SCRATCH it. Therefore it goes without saying, INNOCENT until proven guilty. He will be vindicated of all wrongdoing.
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Darryl Dietz

Needless to say, how could the girl resist this balding, 50 year old, wedgie pulling, nostril pickin’, bloated wind breaking. massage therapist?
Rick

Tabasco sauce does itch when you pour it on your balls