A convicted sex offender with a history of bizarre and repeated criminal behavior was arrested again this week after he was allegedly caught sniffing a woman’s backside inside a retail store in Southern California, as reported [1] by the New York Post.
Calese Carron Crowder, 36, was taken into custody on Tuesday after he was captured on surveillance video at a Nordstrom Rack located in the Burbank Empire Center.
This is Calese Carron Crowder, a.k.a “Butt Sniffer” pic.twitter.com/wLHRntx1E4 [2]
— X Case Files (@XCaseFiles) July 25, 2025 [3]
According to the Burbank Police Department, Crowder was seen crouching near a woman in the women’s clothing section and engaging in a lewd act involving non-consensual contact with her body.
Authorities said Crowder was observed trailing the woman around the store before he was seen sniffing her from behind. Officers responded to the location after receiving multiple reports of a suspicious individual behaving inappropriately near female customers.
Crowder, who is a registered sex offender, was located shortly after the incident inside a nearby Walmart and was taken into custody without incident. According to police, he is currently on active parole related to prior lewd conduct charges dating back to 2021.
The suspect is no stranger to law enforcement or viral notoriety. In August 2023, a video that circulated widely on TikTok showed Crowder sneaking up behind women at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Burbank and sniffing them without their knowledge or consent.
This man’s name is Calese Crowder and he has been doing this to many women all around Burbank and Glendale pic.twitter.com/0oaaB5JU2C [4]
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) August 9, 2023 [5]
That same month, he was arrested again for peering into a family’s home in Glendale. Despite his growing rap sheet, he was released shortly afterward.
Crowder’s criminal history includes multiple arrests for indecent exposure, burglary, and robbery. According to authorities, the latest arrest adds to a growing list of disturbing incidents in which he has targeted unsuspecting women in public places.
Following Tuesday’s arrest, Crowder was charged with intent to commit a crime. He is currently being held on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on August 1.
A butt sniffing sex offender out on parole for sniffing butts was arrested in Burbank, California for tax evasion… no, I’m kidding he was sniffing butts
Calese Carron Crowder, 38, was taken into custody after officers received a report of a suspicious person loitering in the… pic.twitter.com/8mUH6BBoXN [6]
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) July 25, 2025 [7]
The Burbank Police Department is continuing its investigation and has asked that anyone who may have encountered similar behavior or has relevant video footage come forward to assist with the case.
Crowder remains in custody at the Burbank Jail. Court records indicate this marks yet another chapter in a pattern of behavior that has drawn increasing concern from the public and law enforcement alike.