A man accused of masturbating in public apparently was caught on camera in the act, which led to his arrest Tuesday morning, according to Newark police.

Newark officers answered a call around 11 a.m. about someone walking through the parking lot of the Village of Fountainview, a community for senior citizens, while masturbating, police said. Witnesses described him and provided cell phone recordings.

Police said they were talking to witnesses when they spotted Jason Stanton, a 38-year-old Newark resident, who was identified as the subject of the complaint.

Newark police charged Stanton with two counts of second-degree indecent exposure, lewdness and third-degree criminal trespassing. He was arraigned and released.

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