Zackaria Muhyidin Ahmed is currently on probation for previous similar incidents around the same time as his current charges. Why it took so long for him to face these additional charges is unknown.
Rochester man pleads guilty in exposing cases
Zackaria Muhyidin Ahmed, 19, was facing 11 charges, mostly misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor charges, in five cases in Olmsted County District Court. 3:00 pm, May 3, 2021 ×
Zackaria Muhyidin Ahmed
A Rochester man charged with exposing himself to multiple people in downtown Rochester last year pleaded guilty Friday to three charges in three cases.
Zackaria Muhyidin Ahmed, 19, was facing 11 charges, mostly misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor charges, spread across five cases in Olmsted County District Court.
Ahmed pleaded guilty Friday to gross misdemeanor fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of gross misdemeanor harassment. A charge of misdemeanor indecent exposure and two counts of gross misdemeanor of harassment were dismissed Friday. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 17 by Judge Joseph Chase.
Downtown Rochester flasher takes plea deal
Entered guilty plea to harassment and a sex crime.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 4:06 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A man accused of repeatedly exposing himself to people in downtown Rochester is pleading guilty.
Zackaria Muhyidin Ahmed, 19 of Rochester, entered guilty pleas Friday to two counts of harassment and one count of fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct. A sentencing hearing is set for May 17.
Rochester police say Ahmed exposed himself to people are various locations in downtown Rochester between September and December of 2020. He was finally caught after following a woman into a parking ramp on December 14, 2020, and exposing himself there. Police say when the arrested Ahmed at his home, they found the same clothing seen in surveillance video of the incidents.