“He was sitting in his car, masturbating and looking at me.”
Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm)
Location: 8th and F (in front of the Smithsonian Gallery of Art)
I was sitting on the steps talking to my friend on the phone when I noticed a car had pulled up to the curb in front of me and had their music playing very loudly. I glanced over annoyed because I couldn’t hear my friend on the phone and saw a man with his penis out masturbating while looking at me. I got up quickly and he drove away but I took down his license plate and reported him to the police.
Submitted 11/14/16 by “Clara”
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