Two court-appointed doctors are split over whether a convicted sex offender is mentally competent to stand trial for allegedly flashing a mother and child at a Christmas tree lot and, while out on bail four months later, reportedly harassing several San Bruno children.
The stalemate means a third doctor will break the tie over Allan Wayne Meaney’s competency. The final report on Meaney, 67, is due back Oct. 23. Meanwhile, he remains in custody on $500,000 bail in the first case and $125,000 for the second.
Meaney has pleaded not guilty to charges in both cases including indecent exposure, hit-and-run and child annoyance.
In the first case, a woman reported spotting Meaney grabbing himself through an open zipper Dec. 1, 2012 at a Colma Christmas tree lot where she was shopping with her 6-year-old daughter. The woman screamed, Meaney ran and reportedly crashed his car while fleeing. He posted bail and was free in April when a father called San Bruno police to report him lingering near children playing soccer. When the father of one child questioned Meaney about his presence, he reportedly said he was looking for somebody named “Jim” and continued returning to the location each time he was told to leave. The last time, he reportedly flagged down a 9-year-old girl in a school uniform whom was asked four to five times if she had a boyfriend, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Meaney has several prior convictions for sexual abuse against children and was once detained at a state facility as a mentally disordered sex offender, a label that has since been replaced by the term “sexually violent predator.” He faces a third strike and possible 25 years to life imprisonment if convicted in the flashing incident.
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