Benton County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Assistance for Public Indecency Case

Benton County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Assistance for Public Indecency Case

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) is seeking assistance with a public indecency case involving 49-year-old Stephen Michael Lea, of Junction City, OR.

BCSO arrested Lea on June 26, 2024, after he made online arrangements to meet an undercover deputy to make a sexually explicit video near a Corvallis park playground.

Lea has been convicted of public indecency in the past and BCSO believes there may be similar cases that have gone unreported in Benton, Linn, and Lane Counties going back to 2021.

If you have information related to the investigation of public indecency, to include masturbation, nudity, and/or sexual activity in public by who you believe to be Lea, please email BentonCoSheriff@bentoncountyor.gov or call the BCSO tip line at 541-753-TIPS (8477) and reference case #202401630.