Utah Police Cracks Down on Public Sex

ST. GEORGE, UTAH -- In what police calls a crackdown on public sex in Utah, two men were arrested in St. George, Utah, Saturday and charged with lewdness in a public park. According to Police Sergeant Craig Harding, officers patrolling the park saw two men touching each other in 'a sexual manner' inside a restroom. "Any kid could have been exposed to this kind of activity, which is outrageous," Harding said.

"We heard there was possibly some gay stuff going on, and I have my officers patrol that area," Lieutenant Dave Moss said. "If there's people down there trying to hook up, they usually leave and go somewhere else."

Harding said, "We're going to cruise it more. We're going to work it undercover and try to stamp this out."

Leland Young, a gay community activist in St. George, fears that police may go beyond cracking down on public sex: "There's been harassment on some levels. They're not going up to the heterosexual community and saying, 'What are you doing in the park?'