A Daytona Beach resident has been arrested for allegedly exposing himself to a teenager in a Palm Coast gym, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday. 34-year-old Craig Stevens Jr. was accused of trying to enter a shower stall that was occupied by a 15-year-old. The incident took place on Wednesday, February 25 at the Planet Fitness on SR-100 in Palm Coast.
The Incident at Planet Fitness
Deputies were called to the gym after employees said the teen told them about an inappropriate encounter with another gym-goer. He said that, while he was in one of the shower stalls in the gym locker room, the suspect tried to join him while fully undressed.
The FCSO says surveillance footage shows Stevens entering the Planet Fitness at 6:59 a.m. on the day of the incident. He’s said to have used a membership belonging to his mother. Upon entering the gym, he reportedly went directly to the men’s locker room.
Once inside, the FCSO says Stevens went into a shower stall without any clothes on and left the curtain open. When the teenage boy came in, he reportedly saw Stevens with his genitalia visible. At this point, the teen is said to have walked away without engaging.
The teenager then went into a different shower stall, the FCSO says. He drew the curtain and kept some of his clothing on, apparently uncomfortable from the encounter moments ago. Here, Stevens reportedly walked over to his stall and opened the curtain, still fully nude. The teen is said to have objected and said, “No.”
According to the FCSO, Stevens took a pause, then replied to the teen with, “I thought you said I join you?” The victim again reportedly told him, “No”. This is when Stevens is said to have put his clothes back on, left the locker room, and departed the gym. Surveillance footage produced an estimate of 27 minutes that Stevens was in the locker room.
Investigation and Charges
After speaking with the teen, detectives produced a photo lineup. He identified Stevens with ‘absolute confidence’, the FCSO said. With this, detectives went to interview their suspect. Stevens is said to have denied any wrongdoing. The FCSO says that the story Stevens did give them was refuted by the surveillance footage and other evidence.
The investigation into Stevens did ultimately lead to a warrant for his arrest. Stevens has been charged with one count of lewd/lascivious exhibition by an offender over 18 against a victim under 16.
“This behavior is predatory, disgusting and illegal, and perverts like this only increase their aggressiveness,” said Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly. “I commend the teen victim for the way he handled this perverted encounter and immediately reporting it. He likely protected others from becoming victims of this predator.”
Suspect Already in Prison
As it so happened, Stevens was in jail for an unrelated situation shortly before the Planet Fitness incident. He was released from custody in Seminole County on February 17. In March Stevens was sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison after pleading guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Florida, Stevens was working as a personal care assistant for an elderly person in Palm Coast in 2019 and 2020. He was accused of using their personal information to access their bank account, and, along with two other defendants, stealing $19,762.38.
Stevens was taken back into custody on March 3, and has not been processed in Flagler County for the Planet Fitness incident as of this week. He has been served with his arrest warrant while in federal custody, the FCSO says.
So, WHEN will gym membership have a background check requirement? Anyone convicted of ANY sex crime.should be BANNED for other’s safety!! They also let the opposite sex in the locker rooms at Planet Fitness. Its unsafe.