Jeremy Broumpton, a 40-year-old man with ties to Petrolia, Enniskillen Township, and Alvinston in Ontario, Canada, engaged in a series of disturbing incidents involving indecent exposure and sexual assault in the Brooke-Alvinston Township area. These events, attributed by his defence to a cocaine relapse and personal stress, were described by the court as abhorrent and highly bizarre, stemming from deeper mental health issues and childhood abuse.
The first notable incident occurred on 11 May 2024, when Broumpton approached a resident's home at approximately 10:30 p.m. requesting to borrow a lawnmower. After being offered water, he disrobed, exposed his genitals, and swung them around while walking naked on the property. Multiple witnesses, including a young person, observed his exposure, though his lawyer Joseph Stoesser noted Broumpton was unaware of the child's presence. He then drove away without his clothes. Lambton OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) later charged him in connection with this event.
- On 13 June 2024, Broumpton's behaviour escalated further. Around 9 p.m., he entered a home where a woman was alone upstairs. She became frightened and called a friend for help as Broumpton rummaged through the fridge, turned on the shower, and handled a toy baseball bat. He left only after the friend arrived.
- Subsequently, he joined people on another porch, requested to use the washroom, and while being escorted, grabbed one person's buttocks in a sexual assault. When scolded, he stripped naked, exposed himself, applied hand cream to his body, and swayed provocatively.
- Finally, he entered a backyard, abandoning his shoes, before police located and arrested him without resistance following a complainant's identification.
Earlier in December 2023, Broumpton had pleaded guilty to related charges in Petrolia, including resisting police, impaired driving, and prowling at night. During his sentencing hearing in Sarnia court, he entered guilty pleas to additional charges from the June 2024 incidents: breaking and entering with intent, loitering or prowling at night, sexual assault, and committing an indecent act. The court heard no victim impact statements, but Assistant Crown Attorney Amir Hage emphasised the potential trauma caused, describing the offences as serious.
Justice Mark Poland, acknowledging Broumpton's mental health struggles and remorse—expressed by Broumpton himself as 'purely remorseful' and linked to addictions—imposed the maximum sentence of two years' house arrest, followed by three years' probation. Additional conditions included a blanket ban on alcohol and drugs, 40 hours of community service, a 20-year placement on the sex offenders' register, a ban on contacting victims or entering Alvinston, a $1,000 fine for impaired driving, and a one-year driving prohibition. Defence lawyer Stoesser highlighted Broumpton's efforts in counselling, work, and volunteering to address his behaviour, while the Crown had sought 90 days in jail or extended house arrest.
This case, reported by the London Free Press, underscores the severity of sexual offences involving exposure and assault, with Broumpton's actions affecting multiple individuals in a small community.