A strange story about a masturbating man dressed as a ninja is coming out of Seattle. According to Seattle PI, authorities in the region are on the hunt for the self-pleasuring ninja, who police first learned about on January 10. That’s the day that a female contacted cops when she spotted the masturbating ninja near her home.

The masturbating ninja wears a mask and the full ninja gear — obviously with room in the ninja suit to display his manhood as he peers into windows. The man is thought to have engaged in masturbation directly outside of one University District home on more than one occasion.

Cops are searching for a hipster ninja masturbator in Seattle: https://t.co/Umqf9lzrop pic.twitter.com/bQaaDTjlMy — Esquire Magazine (@esquire) March 15, 2016

After police responded to the call about the masturbating ninja, they weren’t able to locate him nearby the intersection of Northeast 52nd Street and 12th Avenue Northeast. That’s why authorities are asking the public for help in catching the man who decided to dress up like a ninja and masturbate.

As seen in surveillance camera footage — photos of the masturbating ninja reveal the man chose to wear all black for his dastardly deed. With night vision coming from the home that installed the security camera — the masturbating ninja appears to wear all white. It’s the same home where the man reportedly masturbated several times.

The masturbating ninja covers himself all over his body in the ninja costume (except for his exposed penis and hands) — and he leaves a small strip exposed in the eye-region of his ninja costume so that he can see his victims. What’s really troubling about the masturbating ninja is that he chose a home full of University of Washington students to masturbate in front of.

Although the masturbating ninja was only recently caught on the security footage, police think it is far from the first time the man decided to dress up like a ninja and masturbate in front of the home. The University of Washington students discovered the masturbating ninja when they heard “suspicious” noises coming from outside of the residence more than one time.

Police think the masturbating ninja might have shown up at the residence as many as four times in the months since November, 2015. There’s no telling if the masturbating ninja will give up his obsession now that the story has gone viral, or if he will return again and get caught and arrested for public indecency or other charges. For now, authorities have released a number for the public to use if they know anything about the masturbating ninja.

“Seattle police ask anyone with information about the case or suspect to call 206-684-5575.”

On social media, reactions to the odd news of the masturbating ninja are pouring in.

“In a full body ninja outfit?? via CrimeFeed“ “Hide your kids! Hide your wife! Serial ‘hipster ninja masturbator’ on the loose in Seattle. Yikes.”

https://t.co/xRZlJ0u1pf - SPD: Cops seek hipster ninja masturbator in U-District https://t.co/VQlXCymaMf — Washington News (@news_washington) March 14, 2016

As noted by the Smoking Gun, the masked masturbator was seen wearing five-toe shoes. The shoes are similar to the Vibram FiveFingers five-toe shoes that some runners prefer to other types of running shoes.

As expected, the news of a masturbating ninja running around Seattle is causing some pretty heated reactions online, with some leaving comments about how humorous the situation sounds. However, those who’ve experienced such a perverted moment likely aren’t laughing.

A 72-year-old man was recently arrested for public masturbation, as reported by WTVR. That incident occurred on December 10, 2015, and also wasn’t the first time the elderly man had been accused of masturbating in public.

While the image of a masturbating ninja is causing certain folks to react with funny responses, masturbating in public is still a crime which could land the ninja in jail if caught.

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