Heavily-tattooed accused 'sex pest' is charged over allegedly performing sex acts on himself next to women on trains
- Man charged over alleged indecent acts in front of female passengers on trains
- Follows public appeal from NSW police over four separate alleged incidents
- Alleged incidents occurred on Sydney trains between last November and June
- Man, 29, arrested on Sydney's northern beaches to face court on Wednesday
An alleged sex pest has been charged with a string of charges following a spate of indecent acts in front of female passengers on trains across Sydney.
The NSW Police Transport Command launched a public appeal and released CCTV on Monday into four separate incidents on Sydney trains between last November and earlier this month.
Police allege a heavily tattooed man performed a sexual act on himself while sitting next to female commuters travelling on trains throughout Sydney on three separate occasions in November 2018.
A man has been charged with a string of offences after police released CCTV of a man they believed could help with their inquiries into a series of alleged incident on Sydney trains
The first incident is alleged to have occurred on a westbound train between Redfern and Parramatta on November 12.
Police say a similar incident took place involving the same man on board a city bound train from the Blue Mountains between Strathfield and Central six days later.
A third incident allegedly occurred on November 30 on board a westbound train between Central and Strathfield.
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Police launched a public appeal following a spate of alleged incidents on Sydney trains between November 2018 and June this year
The most recent incident occurred on June 3 when a woman boarded a northbound train at Central Station.
A man got on two several stops at Wynyard Station and sat next to her before allegedly performing a sexual act on himself.
The woman requested the man stop and move away from her.
The man moved, and the woman approached the guard’s compartment and contacted police while at Milsons Point Station.
The man got off at North Sydney station.
A man will face court on Wednesday after extensive inquiries and a public appeal by police
Following extensive inquiries and a public appeal, police arrested a 29-year-old man at a North Manly home on Sydney's northern beaches on Tuesday morning.
He was charged with three counts of commit act of indecency with person 16 years or over, and willful and obscene exposure in a public place.
He was refused bail to appear in Manly Local Court on Wednesday.
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