Richard Michael Parkhurst convicted of indecent exposure after breaking into California home and sucking on a sleeping woman’s toes and other episodes.
A 29 year old homeless man has been convicted of sucking on a sleeping woman’s toes after breaking into her California home after claiming to be a Zeus-like god sent to Earth to seduce women.
Richard Michael Parkhurst of Norwalk, was convicted of one felony burglary count, one count of peering into an inhabited building, and two counts of indecent exposure following a chain of events that unfolded after he exposed himself to a woman walking her dog in October 2017, according to court papers obtained by The Patch.
‘Nice dog,’ he told the woman, according to court papers, before exposing himself and saying: ‘I am walking mine, too.’
Later that same day, Parkhurst according to court papers- snuck into a sleeping woman’s home – where the woman said she woke up only to find the unwelcome man sucking on her toes. DNA evidence linked him to this offense, prosecutors said.
But there’s more.
The next day, Parkhurst peeped into an apartment through the mail slot and told the resident his girlfriend was attractive. While in custody later that day, a female jail guard caught Parkhurst touching himself while looking at her, according to prosecutors. He also wrote an inappropriate note to a jail guard while he was staying at Orange County Jail.
Parkhurst’s attorney said his client’s crimes were part of a ‘delusion.’
‘Mr. Parkhurst developed a delusion that he was a Zeus-like god who was sent down from the stars to seduce women,’ his attorney wrote in court papers.
‘It was his destiny to seduce women and they would willingly have his children. Mr. Parkhurst believes that his progeny will create a super race that will save the planet.’
Parkhurst’s attorney said his client stopped taking medication for schizophrenia after his girlfriend died. He said Parkhurst heard voices coming from his television, ‘telling him to do things,’ and that he was homeless.
He was scheduled to be sentenced on April 5, the Long Beach Post reported.
