Police: Cherokee Man Targeted Kids in 'Lewd' Acts at Cartersville Walmart

A security worker captured video that authorities say shows a man masturbating in the presence of children and their mother at the Cartersville store.

Employees told deputies the man, kneeling by a shelf and behind a sign, began masturbating in the Electronics department while "constantly looking at the two juvenile girls and looking over his left shoulder as to check if anyone was walking up behind him," according to the incident report.

The man, later identified as David Scott Kramer, 44, of Ball Ground, was detained by Walmart security and arrested on charges of child molestation and public indecency.

Walmart workers say he masturbated near the girls, ages 8 and 5, for several minutes before he was approached by security and found with his zipper down.

The woman and girls, who left before police arrived, were apparently unaware of Kramer's presence.

Editor's note: This story previously appeared on Cartersville Patch.