A man convicted of obscene exposure was allegedly caught masturbating on a bus after leaving court.
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The 59-year-old man allegedly committed the act in view of a group of schoolgirls on Tuesday.
The girls alerted the driver, who stopped the bus.
The driver separated the man from other passengers and contacted police.
The man was arrested in High Street, Maitland.
The alleged offender was on the bus after appearing earlier in the day at a Hunter court.
He had just been convicted of willful and obscene exposure and committing an act of indecency with a minor in relation to an incident in Newcastle in June 2016.
In this earlier incident the man allegedly sat beside two young people on a park bench before he grabbed the shoulder of a girl and masturbated on June 28.
He was handed a good behaviour bond on Tuesday.
After the man was arrested in Maitland, he was charged with willful and obscene exposure and committing an act of indecency with a minor.
He was due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Sage Swinton
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
