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I was contacted by a Sacramento county sheriff investigator and we talked for about an hour. He set up a photo lineup with the info from my vehicle and found other people who looked like me to put in the lineup. The person picked me out of the lineup and the detective told me that after he completes his investigation he will submit his case to the DA's office for prosecution.
During the hour-long conversation did you tell the officer what you told us here?
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Depending on the direction she was traveling on the trail it might have been possible for her to see me from the side or depending on how good her vision was from a distance maybe she saw the front of me giving that the trail does wrap around a lot in that area.
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This is also a possible case of mistaken identity as she did not ID me to police until several days later when she saw me driving in my car and followed me to get my license plate number.
If you've admitted to peeing in the bushes at the time and place this person reported the alleged act of indecent exposure, and she identified you both in your car (when she got your plate) and in a line-up, that's ample corroboration of her account that you (inadvertently) exposed yourself to her.
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If I read the California indecent exposure law correctly in the penal code it states that I must be doing so in a manner that would intentionally provoke a reaction out of someone or to do it to attempt to annoy or harass someone. I did neither!
Intent can be inferred from the circumstances. I expect that her story is not quite the same as yours. Also, your intention is not necessarily as important as you believe.
Quote Quoting California P.C. Sec. 314
Every person who willfully and lewdly, either:

1. Exposes his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby; or,

2. Procures, counsels, or assists any person so to expose himself or take part in any model artist exhibition, or to make any other exhibition of himself to public view, or the view of any number of persons, such as is offensive to decency, or is adapted to excite to vicious or lewd thoughts or acts,

is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Every person who violates subdivision 1 of this section after having entered, without consent, an inhabited dwelling house, or trailer coach as defined in Section 635 of the Vehicle Code, or the inhabited portion of any other building, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or in the county jail not exceeding one year.

Upon the second and each subsequent conviction under subdivision 1 of this section, or upon a first conviction under subdivision 1 of this section after a previous conviction under Section 288, every person so convicted is guilty of a felony, and is punishable by imprisonment in state prison.
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I have not been charged with anything yet. I was told by the detective that when he finishes his report he is going to submit it to the DA's office for prosecution. But it is being filed as a 314 PC.
If you're lucky, you won't be charged with anything. If you are, or if the police try to talk to you again, I agree with the prior suggestion - lawyer up. Had you lawyered up in the first place, given the delay in the report of the incident and lack of corroboration (prior to your "I was there and peeing" statement made to the officer) there might not even be any talk of criminal charges.