A Schuylkill County man charged with exposing himself to the victims he attempted to steal a kayak from will have his case heard at the next level.

Mark Buccieri, 24, of Tamaqua, was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge William Kissner of Palmerton on charges of one count each of indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct/obscene.Instead, Buccieri opted to waive his right to the hearing, and will go before the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas for a pretrial status conference on Nov. 15. He remains free in lieu of $2,500 unsecured bail.According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Trooper Anthony Doblovasky of the State Police, the event took place on July 7 when Doblovasky was dispatched to reports of a theft/indecent exposure incident located at the East Penn Boat Launch in East Penn Township, Carbon County.On July 13, witness Shawn Kistler was interviewed at the Lehighton state police station, at which time he confirmed the report by the victims, and provided a non-custodial written statement.On July 23, the defendant and co-defendant were interviewed at the police station separately. Both were advised of their Miranda Warnings prior to the interview.Both confessed to the crime, and provided custodial written statements.