An Anderson man faces a public nudity charge after police found him with his pants pulled down Thursday afternoon.

Officer Darin Benson was dispatched to the intersection of 14th and Pearl streets shortly before 1 p.m. on a report of a man exposing himself. When Benson arrived, he discovered Robbie A. Gary, 44, exposing his genitals, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Gary was arrested on suspicion of public indecency, a Class A misdemeanor, and was being held in the Madison County Jail on $4,000 bond late Monday.

Man arraigned for allegedly beating pregnant girlfriend

A man accused of battering his pregnant girlfriend, likely causing her to go into premature labor, made an initial court appearance Monday on a new, more serious charge.

James L. Ratliff, 25, Anderson, now faces a count of battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman, a Class C felony punishable by two to eight years in prison, if convicted.

Ratliff had already been charged with domestic battery and battery resulting in bodily injury, both Class D felonies that carry a sentence of six months to three years.

Ratliff is accused of battering his 20-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Cassey K. Huffman, on Aug. 27 inside the home they shared in the 3500 block of Dye Court. According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the charges, Huffman was five months pregnant. She gave birth at an Indianapolis hospital the next day to a boy, Camdon, who died a short while later.

Investigators are still trying to determine whether the incident was a factor in the boy’s death.

Ratliff is being held without bond at the Madison County Jail for allegedly violating the terms of his probation for an earlier child molestation conviction.

Girl hurt after being hit by vehicle

A girl was taken to a city hospital after she was struck while riding her bicycle Monday night.