Viral Video Shows Large Cheering Crowd Form as Teens Allegedly Have Sex in the Ocean Then Get Arrested
On the Fourth of July, three teenagers were arrested on Mayflower Beach in Cape Cod after allegedly having sex in the water while a crowd gathered to cheer them on. A friend with the group who didn't listen to police commands was also arrested, reported Cape Cod Times.
Julianna Murphy, Stephen Cerrone, Lukas Kaminskiall — all 19 — and 18-year-old Molly Hines were charged with of disorderly conduct on Tuesday, according to a police report.
The incident occurred after 1:30 p.m. when Detective Matthew Turner was approached by a beach monitor who reported that he was informed of several young people having sex in the water, Turner wrote in the report.
When Turner investigated, he saw four individuals, Murphy, Cerrone, Hines and another 17-year-old boy “embraced with one another” about 100 feet from shore, according to Turner’s report.
“I could not observe exactly what was going on, however both couple(s) were extremely closely embraced,” the report read. “Each embraced couple were at a minimum kissing and stumbling about in the waves.”
About 25 people onshore were watching in “disbelief,” while nearly 30 people in the water were watching the couples and cheering them on, Turner added.
Twitter user @RendPiece posted the video of people cheering
Turner yelled at the teenagers, who did not respond and continued "embracing and kissing."
Then a second lifeguard went in after them and they began to come to shore, according to the report.
According to Turner, a strong smell of alcohol and slurred speech came from all four teenagers.
Murphy, Cerrone, Hines and the 17-year-old denied doing anything in the water and were placed under arrest for disorderly conduct.
Kaminski, who was not in the water with the others, was arrested after he repeatedly approached officers despite Turner’s order for him to vacate the area. Ten additional officers were called to the beach to transport the teenagers and restore order on the beach.
“During the daytime hours at the height of Fourth of July, something like this is kind of rare,” Dennis police Lt. Peter Benson told Cape Cod Times. “We just don’t make a lot of arrests at the beach. Generally we get a family crowd going to these beaches and not causing incidents.”
The arraignments for the four adults were continued to January. Between now and then they will meet with members of the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office, who will evaluate whether the Youthful Diversion Program would be appropriate.
The four teens and several adults shielded their faces from the public Wednesday in court
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