A 39-year-old California man identified as Calese Crowder has been sentenced to 170 days in prison after authorities said he repeatedly harassed women in shops by smelling their bums
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Crowder was most recently arrested in Glendale, Southern California, in August 2026 after several stores reported a man behaving suspiciously around female shoppers.
According to Glendale Police, officers received reports of a man bending down and acting suspiciously around customers. Investigators later identified Crowder and arrested him in the 100 block of South Brand Boulevard.
During his court appearance on Tuesday, Crowder was sentenced to 170 days in prison for a parole violation connected to the Glendale arrest.
The judge also highlighted a specific condition of his parole, ordering Crowder to remain at least six feet away from other people’s backsides.
He was further ordered to stay 100 yards away from stores connected to the reported incidents, including Big Sav, Marshalls and HomeGoods locations in Glendale.
The case adds to Crowder’s previous encounters with law enforcement over similar behaviour.
Crowder was arrested twice within a month last year for harassing women in California, according to previous reports.
In 2021, he was also filmed behaving inappropriately behind a woman in a shop. When confronted about the incident, he claimed he was “tying his shoe” before reportedly behaving similarly towards another woman in a bookshop.
Earlier in August, Glendale police responded to reports involving a suspicious man who was reportedly behaving inappropriately around customers at a grocery store on Glenoaks Boulevard.
Police also received a report from a nearby clothing store involving similar behaviour.
After reviewing surveillance footage, investigators identified Crowder as a suspect and arrested him for violating his parole conditions.
In July, Crowder was also taken into custody following a separate incident at a Walgreens pharmacy in Burbank, California. Employees contacted police after reporting inappropriate conduct.
He was also arrested in July after reports of a suspicious person loitering near the women’s department at a Burbank Nordstrom Rack.
Crowder’s latest sentence is connected to the Glendale parole violation.