NJ shoppers stunned as banned perv strikes again inside popular stores

🚨 Man admits to lewd acts inside Atlantic City retail stores.

😲 Witnesses say he followed a woman and behaved inappropriately.

👨‍⚖️ Repeat offender now faces possible prison time after prior NJ Transit incidents.

ATLANTIC CITY — A New Jersey man has admitted to getting overly excited inside clothing and lingerie stores in America's Playground.

On Oct. 14, 2025, Shawn Guinyard followed a woman from a McDonald's to the H&M at the Tanger Outlets in Atlantic City. He had previously been evicted from the outlets, a security officer later said to police.

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Shocked shoppers saw the 39-year-old man take out his genitals and start masturbating inside the store, according to Atlantic County prosecutors. One employee saw Guinyard follow the same woman around the store, hiding around corners and touching himself.

Guinyard then went across the street into Victoria's Secret, at the corner of Arctic and Michigan Avenues. A female employee said that he asked her "weird questions" and rubbed himself over his pants while complimenting her.

Witnesses called the police and reported that the man was wearing a black shirt and green pants. Police officers arrested Guinyard as he walked away from Victoria's Secret.

On Thursday, Guinyard pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. He likely won't get away with a slap on the wrist. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors will recommend one year in state prison at sentencing in July.

It's far from the first time that Guinyard has been accused of lewd acts in public.

In 2023, he was charged with at least seven lewd acts aboard NJ Transit buses directed toward female drivers. He was banned from NJ Transit for at least one year.

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