often naked: gerard leeper has been identified as the serial nudist in charlotte, north carolina  a serial nudist whose regular spells lounging naked in his front door have horrified neighbors has been arrested four times before for indecent exposure gerard leeper, who routinely stands au naturel at his front doorway in charlotte, north carolina, has reportedly kept up the habit for a decade   bringing him up close and personal with the law several times however, due to the nuances of north carolina's criminal code, leeper's nudity is not actually illegal   and three out of four charges he faced were dropped exasperated police in the city have even suggested lobbying the north carolina general assembly to change the law and criminalize leeper's naked ways, the charlotte observer reported as it stands, the state's indecent exposure law requires 'willfully exposing the private parts of his or her person in any public place and in the presence of any other person or persons' as leeper's home is not a 'public place', he isn't committing a crime however, a police spokesman said they want to change the law to include 'a place that can be readily observed by the public'   like a front door scroll down for video  a man in a charlotte, north carolina, neighborhood has annoyed his neighbors for ten years by standing at his front door completely naked several times a week  leeper's latest bout of nudity was exposed by the wbtv news station one neighbor, pecolia threatt, said: 'i was rolling out the trash can on friday and i just happened to look over there and he was standing there buck naked' police have reportedly been called to leeper's home four times already in 2015 he has been charged with indecent exposure four times, though the dates are unclear one charge, in 2006, was successful, and landed leeper in jail for ten days he has also reportedly been convicted for violating a protective order, resisting a public officer and communicating threats of the situation, the charlotte mecklenburg police department said: 'we are currently looking at the unique facts in this case 'in all likelihood we will be approaching the legislature with a recommendation that the law be amended to include not only a public place, but a place that can be readily observed by the public' homeowners in the area were due to hold a crisis meeting about leeper on monday, but were keeping the media out cardinal glen neighborhood (pictured) residents called police several times, but officers said the man is not doing anything illegal 
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gerard leeper, from charlotte, consistently stands naked in his doorway  neighbors consistently complaint to police   but his actions aren't illegal  indecent exposure laws in north carolina only apply 'in a public place' leeper has been arrested three times for nudity and had charges dropped  was convicted in 2006 and jailed   but location of misdemeanor is unclear  public now say they want state legislature to update laws to nab leeper  want to make indecent exposure apply anywhere the public can see it 