Indecent exposure and filming charges could land MS Coast career criminal sentenced to life in prison

A Jackson County jury deliberated for about an hour Wednesday before convicting a career criminal from Biloxi of exposing himself to teenage girls, masturbating in front of them and violating the privacy of others he filmed without their knowledge in public restrooms and more.

Christopher Carmel Burdine, 36, faces life in prison as a habitual offender after a jury found him guilty of three counts of indecent exposure and two counts of filming in violation of people’s privacy, according to a statement from Jackson. County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath.

Burdine will remain in custody until his sentencing on December 4.

Jackson County sheriff’s deputies received a report and a news release from McIlrath’s office said Burdine was “walking around and masturbating in front of high school girls” in St. Louis on Jan. 4. It was stated that they were responding to a response given by Martin. “Several times, Burdine approached the girls, put them in his car and asked for directions to the high school. “When the girls approached his car, they saw Burdine masturbating in front of everyone.”

Sheriff’s deputies then arrested Burdine and searched his phone. On the phone, investigators found numerous videos of women using public restrooms. Two of the videos were determined to have been created at a gas station on Tucker Road.

Because of his violent criminal history, Burdine was tried as a habitual offender “for life”; That means he faces a potential life sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without hope of early release or parole. The case was prosecuted by District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath and Assistant District Attorney Bill Barrett.

“Christopher Burdine is a sexual predator who prowls around our community masturbating and preying on young girls walking through their neighborhoods after school, some of whom have just gotten off the school bus,” McIlrath said in a press release. “. . . “His behavior was escalating, and I believe today’s verdict not only provides justice for the victims in this case, but also protects women and children in our community from becoming his victims in the future.”