Kony 2012 producer Jason Russell public masturbation

Invisible Children released a statement on Friday afternoon after the news of Russell's arrest broke:
Jason Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition. He is now receiving medical care and is focused on getting better. The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason especially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason’s passion and his work have done so much to help so many, and we are devastated to see him dealing with this personal health issue. We will always love and support Jason, and we ask that you give his entire family privacy during this difficult time."

One of the men behind the Kony 2012 video that went viral last week was arrested in California on Thursday night on charges of public drunkenness and masturbation, a local NBC affiliate in San Diego reports.
Local police say that Jason Russell, the 33-year-old co-founder of Invisible Children, appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he was found by officers "in his underwear" allegedly vandalizing cars and masturbating in public, NBC San Diegoreports.

"He was no problem for the police department however, during the evaluation we learned that we probably needed to take care of him," a police spokesperson said at a Friday press conference. "So officers detained him and transferred him to a local medical facility for further evaluation and treatment."
Russell is one of the founders of the San Diego-based nonprofit behind Kony 2012, a documentary film about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army. Invisible Children had been trying for years to focus the world's attention on Kony—who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for enlisting child soldiers, among other crimes against humanity—but, after it struck viral gold, the group came under increased scrutiny for how the film portrayed the situation on the ground and how the nonprofit group spent its money.

Jason Russell co-founder of Invisible Children, the organization behind Kony 2012, the damning exposé of Ugandan guerrilla leader Joseph Kony, is now going to be known for more than just directing the viral video.

Jason Russell, 33, is also going to be known as the dude who was detained in San Diego for reportedly running half-naked through traffic, masturbating in public, and vandalizing cars while possibly under the influence of something. (Instead of #Kony2012, #Horny2012 is trending on Twitter.)
Jason was taken into custody by San Diego police yesterday for those alleged offenses, though he will not be charged with a crime, reports TMZ. During a press conference, Lt. Andra Brown explained (via NBC San Diego), “Due to the nature of the detention, he was not arrested. During the evaluation we learned we probably needed to take him to a medical facility because of statements he was saying."

His partner, Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey, released a statement, which you also can be read above. The question may be asked, if the whole thing isn't a kind of "liberal public masturbation" anyway. As the Kony 2012 may make things even worse.