Police: Man showed obscene images to girls at store

Sunny 95Columbus police say this man approached two 11-year-old girls at the Best Buy store on Polaris Parkway last month and showed them obscene images on a cell phone. (Columbus Div. of Police)

COLUMBUS – Columbus police are looking for a man they say showed nude pictures to two underage girls at the Best Buy store on Polaris Parkway in December.

The man approached two 11-year-old girls who were looking at cell phones on display at a kiosk just after 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 21 and showed them a photo or video of nude young females of an unknown age, said Det. Jarratt Gibson of the Exploited Children Unit.

The victims walked away to another area of the store but the suspect followed them and again showed them the material. Gibson says the girls left the area to tell a parent what had happened as the suspect fled the store.

Police are asking the public’s help in identifying the man.

Anyone with information is asked to call 614-645-7146.