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Fresno police have arrested 37-year-old George Harris for allegedly indecently exposing himself at the Mosqueda Community Center library in Southeast Fresno.<br /> <br />Lt. Joe Gomez with the Fresno Police Department said Harris had been wanted for parole violation for the same crime.<br /><br />Around 1 p.m. Fresno police responded to reports of Harris masturbating inside the small library. Police said Harris exposed himself to seven people.<br /><br />When police arrived, Harris was wandering the courtyard. Three people provided witness statements and two people positively identified Harris, Gomez said.<br /><br />People of all ages, including children, are present throughout the day at the Mosqueda Community Center because there is a daycare, pre-school, and park at the center.<br /><br />Police said the librarian saw Harris inside the library earlier in the day and then returned in the afternoon.<br /><br />Harris had been wanted on state parole, according to Gomez.<br /><br />"Just glad he’s off the street, that we caught him. Very unfortunate circumstances how it had to come about, but he’s going back to prison, absolutely. So that’s a good thing," Gomez said.<br /><br />Harris faces three felony charges of indecent exposure because he violated his parole, Gomez said.</div>
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