The Newport Centre Mall parking deck in Jersey City, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal

A man committed a lewd act inside a JC Penny restroom on Saturday.

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JERSEY CITY -- A man went to Newport Mall this weekend, but it evidently wasn't to shop.

At about 7:30 p.m., police met with a JC Penney manager who said multiple customers complained that a man may have been "pleasuring himself" inside the men's room.

The manager told police that when he went inside the restroom, he saw a man standing at a urinal with his "arm moving in a repetitive motion." The suspect did not say anything to the manager and left the store, according to the report.

The manager told police he looked at video from a nearby security camera and found the suspect had entered the restroom at 4:43 p.m. and did not leave until 5:52 p.m., police said.

The manager wanted to file a report about the incident and was told to call police if the suspect returned, the report states.