Man sneaks into Bellevue apartment, exposes himself to students, refuses to leave

A man is accused of terrorizing a group of international students in Bellevue after police say he snuck into their apartment while they were sleeping and exposed himself. After the woman woke up, he reportedly laid down on a bed and refused to leave. Three of them confronted him after they woke up and found him in their room. The man claimed he was homeless and had nowhere else to go. The women didn't believe that and were terrified that he might assault them.

"We didn’t know this man at all," said Adel, an International Student at Bellevue College. Adel and Seide say they were home when the man walked into their apartment at around 5:45 a. m. "We thought maybe he had a gun or something or might hurt us," said Adel. Police say Steven Malepeai is accused of breaking into their apartment at a complex off of Southeast 14th Place.

"He acted like it’s his house, he used our bedroom," said Seide, also International Student at Bellevue College. Two friends had been sleeping in a living room area, and when one of the women left to take a walk, police believe the door failed to lock. "One of the girls, it was their first day in the U. S. , she had jet lag," said Adel.

Minutes later, Malepeai allegedly snuck into the apartment. Police say he began exposing himself and touching himself inappropriately. Then Seide says he shook her while she was asleep, trying to wake her up. "I woke up because this man was waking.