By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Cronin’s decision to take a little dip in the pool has created a major headache.
The Miami Herald reports Cronin was arrested Sunday in Miami after a mother and young girl accused him of being indecent when he jumped into the pool at Finnegan’s River, a local bar overlooking the Miami River and downtown, wearing his boxers.
The Herald reported that the 35-year-old prosecutor was charged with a felony — lewd and lascivious behavior in front of a minor.
The arrest form said the girl and her mother, who were in the pool, said Cronin’s privates were exposed after getting out of the pool and the mother had to cover up her daughter’s eyes, the Herald reported.
Cronin, who is assigned to the appellate division in Miami, tried fleeing, but officers caught him, the Herald said. He was arrested about 2:30 p.m.
Cronin’s lawyer, Joel Denaro, told the Herald that the charges are “beyond absurd.”
“He went swimming in his boxer shorts, for God’s sake,” Denaro told The Miami Herald. “He did nothing wrong.”
The U.S. attorney’s office in Miami declined comment, according to the Herald.
