Aurora police ticketed a registered sex offender Tuesday morning for allegedly masturbating outside of a polling place at East Alameda Avenue and South Sable Boulevard.

Police were called around 10 a.m. and were told a man was touching himself in his car, which was parked near CentrePoint Plaza, police spokesman Frank Fania said.

Police did not witness the act and the man’s pants were on when officers contacted him, Fania said.

The man is a registered sex offender, but is not on parol or probation, Fania said.

The man was removed from the scene by police and issued a ticket for public indecency, Fania said.

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