Kansas City-area man accused of exposing himself to child at Columbia hotel

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man from the Kansas City area was charged with a felony after authorities say he exposed himself to a child at a hotel in Columbia on Sunday.

Kyle Baranowski, 39, of Independence, was charged on Monday with sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and misdemeanor trespassing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday.

Court documents do not name the hotel or location of the building. The probable cause statement says a manager at the hotel told Baranowski to leave between 8-9 a.m. that day after Baranowski allegedly exposed himself to a youth.

Baranowski was not staying at the hotel, the statement says. He allegedly went back to the building, was told to leave again and he allegedly told the manager “No,” the statement says. Police saw Baranowski at a stairwell of the hotel and detained him.

The child victim allegedly told police that they saw Baranowski urinate on a bush outside the hotel. The victim then claimed that they were later with adults who told Baranowski to leave and Baranowski allegedly responded by putting up his middle fingers and pulling down his pants, the statement says.

Court records show Baranowski has pleaded guilty in several cases for first-degree trespassing in Boone County since December 2024.