Man charged in pantless exposures
Jesse Ellyson
Police said Jesse Brian Ellyson had no pants on when he approached two girls in Lake Ridge and asked them for directions earlier this month.
Now he is wearing jailhouse jumpsuit.
Ellyson was arrested Monday after police said he exposed himself to two 13-year-old girls on Thursday in the area of Cotton Mill Drive and Hedges Run Court in Lake Ridge.
On June 20, police say Ellyson was in the same area again — this time without pants — and approached a 14-year-old and 15-year-old girl.
He asked the girls for directions and exposed himself, then made lewd gestures toward them, said Prince William police spokeswoman Erika Hernandez.
And on June 3, a 17-year-old girl who was walking on Darbydale Avenue near Eastman Drive in Dale City became a victim when police allege Ellyson exposed himself to her.
Ellyson, 40, of 4610 Hamilton Drive in Dale City, has been charged with two counts of taking indecent liberties with children and three counts of indecent exposure, Hernandez said.
Ellyson was held with no bond and is scheduled to appear in a Prince William County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
Ellyson is a known violent sex offender, according to the Virginia State Police.
He was convicted on Jan. 25, 2001 for taking indecent liberties with children, according to their sex offender registry.
Police are still looking into other cases where people have reported that a man has harassed others with sexual or lewd comments or behaviors.
Police said a boy exposed himself to a 33-year-woman and an 8-year-old girl on June 3 while they were on a walking path behind some houses in Lake Ridge.
The boy came up to them, near the 12700 of Ripple Creek Court, and asked for their help in putting a turtle that he found back into the woods.
After they both agreed the boy then walked away, turned around and shouted at them. When they turned and looked, both saw that he had pulled down the front of his shorts.
He then jumped onto a silver-colored bike and rode away.
The day before, police said a man walked up to the front door of a Lake Ridge home, in the 3500 block of Golf Side Circle, and harassed a 28-year-old woman inside.
The man knocked on the door just prior to midnight, but the woman didn’t answer because she didn’t recognize him.
The man then went to her window and knocked on it, police said.
The woman eventually answered the door and then the man began asking questions and exhibiting lewd behavior.
Staff writer Uriah A. Kiser can be reached at 703-878-8065.
Correction:
Police did not say if Ellyson got out of his car when he allegedly exposed himself to the victims.
Reader Reactions
(DonewithPWC) It’s not my address that was printed, it’s where my grandchildren live. And my daughter fears that people will show up at the house. I’m sorry that my SIL has done harm to you and your sister. I am a survivor of child rape and the only way I was able to move on with my life was forgiveness of my rapist. I can’t change the past, but I can choose to be happy and not allow past memories to haunt me. I hope you and your sister are able to live in peace from your all’s past.
(vmj) First of all I don’t feel betrayed by my SIL, I just got to know the good side of him. Also, people can change if they turn their lives over to God and do his WILL and not their own. For almost 20 years I have seen over 200 people go from scums of the earth to upright citizens. I’m just sorry that my SIL has not done so. He may never change, but for the kid’s sake. I pray that he does. Either way, my daughter is filing for a divorce. Also, I’m thankful that my two grandchildren don’t seem to be scared by him. Only time will tell.
(sissy) ENABLING HIM!!! How do you see me enabling him? Believing in GOD’s POWER to change people does not enable anyone. Addiction is an addiction whether it’s with a substances or not. You don’t need substance to act out with a bad behavior. Gambling, shopping, over working, relationships, sex, over eating, under eating, surfing the net, video games, driving fact, roller coasters, cigarettes, and coffee are all addictive!! All these addictions can lead to violent behavior’s!!!! I have seen it with my own two eye’s. Just try taking someone’s cigarettes away from them!!! It may only be a mild behavior, but it’s still acting out!! Even children act out when they get mad enough. Try taking their games or what not way from them. We are habit creatures that like to have our own way and sometimes get bent out of shape behind stupid stuff. When we learn that the stupid stuff really doesn’t matter, we can live a much happier life. So, I do make a VALID POINT!!!
Ok, let me get this right….MIL is claiming that the paper gave out HER address? Well, then, this story must get more weird than I expected. The address posted is the address where Ellyson grew up. This is the same house he lived with his father when he accosted me back in 1982. However, he was totally undressed wearing nothing but a ski mask. Yes, it may sound funny, but there was nothing funny about it when I was a child. There is nothing innocent about this man. If he IS the father of two children, first of all let’s hope they are boys. Second, the best place for him to be is in jail to protect his kids. As adults, this man also accosted my sister by doing the same perverted actions. I am sure there are many many more girls affected who have not come forward.
Sissy - there is a correction on the article that says he did not get out of the car.
MIL…Betrayal is a hard thing to deal with. First you can’t believe the person really could do such a thing, then when the reality sets in, anger.
But the worst thing you can do is deny. At this point your grandchildren should be your first and only concern.
Please do your daughter and your grandchildren right by getting past denial to anger so you can help them.
There are always so many victims when something like this happens. My prayers are with you, your daughter and your grandchildren.
The article clearly states HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAR ... AND how can he be a violent sex offender??? WHAT… THAT is exactly what he has been previously convicted of.
“Ellyson is a known violent sex offender, according to the Virginia State Police.“ Quoted! AKA: Convicted Violent Sex Offender. If guilty this goes to prove my point that these offenders do and will re-offend to some extent and it only builds with each smaller offense they get away with. Alcohol and drugs are substances ... There is no comparison, no valid point… Professionally speaking.
Yeah Yeah ... We all know the proven until guilty bit ... Just part of those laws of our nation we are not refuting.
“First of all my daughter does not tolerate his behavior. She loves him and believed that he had changed. Now, she wants to move on with her life.“ God bless your daughter and children. Sad to say but you should have your grandchildren seen by professionals to see if they have ever been violated. It seems your daughter believes he is guilty of the charges.
Zero tolerance for this and ALL convicted violent offenders involving crimes against children. If we do not come to children’s defense WHO WILL? ZERO Tolerance! STOP ENABLING!
MIL, that’s pretty much what I said.
What is the controversy.
Your SIL is also innocent until proven guilty.
(Sissy) No, I’m not kidding. The article said that he never got out of the car!!! So, if this is true, how can he be a VIOLENT sex offender?? There must be another sex offender in the area!!! I agree that there should be zero tolerance for previous child sex offenders, but no one should ever be treated like animals. That’s why we have laws!!!! I’m not saying my sin-in-law shouldn’t be punished. And yes, punishment should fit the crime. Even God forgives us of our sins!!!
(blue_doggette) People that take the law into their own hands are criminals too. THAT’S THE LAW!!!
(smithie111) First of all my daughter does not tolerate his behavior. She loves him and believed that he had changed. Now, she wants to move on with her life.
I hate what my sin-in-law did, but I have grown to love him as well. He’s sick just like an alcoholic or a drug addicted and deserves all of our loving prayers and forgiveness too.
“I think the punishment should fit the crime. We are a nation of laws.“
Yes, fortunately we are a nation of laws… I agree. However, it has been my intimate and professional experience that the punishments rarely (if ever) fit crimes like this man perpetrated and has been convicted of against children. Laws utilized to the fullest extent possible with ZERO tolerance for previous child sex offenders is my cheer. Laws were meant to be changed and there is no denying that this is a hot topic up for stronger measures and change due to the high instances of re-offenses. Rehabilitation is the foundation for our juvenile offenders and should be strengthened ... However, adult re-offenders have lost all my support for their rehabilitation as it simply does not work!
The recidivism of sexual offenders is very high. This guy should never get out. The chance of him reoffending is astronomical.
I agree with sissy, keep him locked up…
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