The 20-year-old was arrested after a woman recognized his photo, according to authorities.

A man accused of exposing himself to women in Manatee County has been arrested after he masturbated in front of a woman in the Super Target parking lot in the University Town Center shopping area, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says.

According to the Sheriff's Office, Jacob E. Martinez, 20, of East Manatee was arrested Tuesday morning and accused of indecent exposure after a 27-year-old woman said he exposed himself to her and fondled himself on Jan. 31. The victim, who was pushing a shopping cart to her vehicle at about 7 p.m., noticed a man following her in a blue Volkswagen Jetta and assumed he was looking for a parking spot. As she was putting items into her vehicle, the man stopped next to her and asked for help. The victim saw that he was not wearing pants and was masturbating. The man then drove away. The woman saw the man's vehicle at a nearby business and took a photo.

She reported the incident but was no longer in the area when deputies responded. The man's vehicle was not found at that time.

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported that Martinez was arrested March 4 after deputies say he exposed himself to three victims on separate occasions in a similar manner to the January incident. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office believed there were more victims and asked the public for help.

The 27-year-old saw media reports of the arrest and recognized Martinez's photo. She contacted the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, who contacted the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Martinez was identified from the photo of the license plate. He was interviewed and confessed to the incidents under investigation, as well as to other unreported incidents, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says.

He was arrested and charged with exposure of sexual organs, is being held in the Sarasota County jail on $25,000 bail.

Anyone who believes they have been a victim is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 941-861-4934.